Sighting in Èze, May 16, 2014
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on May 16, 2014 in Èze (Alpes-Maritimes, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was an aircraft (plane, helicopter…) (class A).
What happened
At around 9:15 p.m., a witness took two photographs of a white, spherical light in the sky. The way the light kept appearing and disappearing puzzled them. The observation lasted five minutes. The witness also filmed the scene, but GEIPAN never received the video; only the two photographs were sent in. No other witness account was reported.
The investigation compared the observation data with the local situation. The measured azimuth of the phenomenon crosses the approach path of aircraft heading for Nice airport, and its altitude matches that of planes on approach. At the distance of the sighting, only the landing light or lights could be made out. The case was therefore classified A: the object was definitely an airliner on approach to Nice airport.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- May 16, 2014
- Location
- Èze · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-05-08727
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.