Sighting in France, October 20, 1979
Sighting on October 20, 1979, exact location not given (France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Several people in the Vosges and the Haut-Rhin noticed a luminous phenomenon in the sky that flashed on and off at irregular intervals. The object was spherical. It seemed to move in a zigzag path, and the witnesses heard no noise. According to the report, witnesses had already observed a similar phenomenon one year earlier.
The GEIPAN classified the case as C, because there was not enough information to propose an explanation. All it retains is that the observations describe the silent movement of a spherical, flashing object.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- October 20, 1979
- Location
- France · country only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-10-00673
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.