Sighting in France, February 17, 1975
Sighting on February 17, 1975, exact location not given (France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a planet (class A).
What happened
In the evening, between 7:20 and 7:50 p.m., several witnesses in different French départements noticed one or two points of light in the sky that were unusually large and particularly bright. The observations lasted a long time, and no sound was heard during that period.
The GEIPAN investigation established that the witnesses had in fact been watching the conjunction of the planets Venus and Jupiter, which was especially visible at that time of year. The case was classified A, meaning identified: it was an astronomical observation.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- February 17, 1975
- Location
- France · country only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Planets
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1975-02-00208
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.