Sighting in Gannat, October 6, 1988
Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on October 6, 1988 in Gannat (Allier, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
At around 9:30 p.m., several witnesses noticed three bluish sources of light moving slowly across the sky above the area. Gendarmes called to the scene saw the phenomenon too. It disappeared for good at around 12:30 a.m., about three hours later.
The investigation first looked into the possibility of a helicopter flight, without success. It eventually established that the lights came from a hypermarket that was testing laser projectors ahead of an advertising event. The case was classified A: the sighting was explained by these laser projectors.
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 6, 1988
- Location
- Gannat · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1988-10-01149
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.