Sighting in Gonesse, May 5, 1978
Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on May 5, 1978 in Gonesse (Val-d'Oise, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Between 10:45 and 11:15 p.m., three people watched a craft pass about 50 metres above them. It was large, yet they heard no sound at all. They noticed lights of different colours on it.
A gendarmerie investigation established that, at the time given by the witnesses, aircraft were passing silently in the area while waiting for clearance to land at Charles de Gaulle airport. GEIPAN concluded that the witnesses had probably seen aircraft of this kind passing over, hence the B classification (probably identified).
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 5, 1978
- Location
- Gonesse · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1978-05-00516
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