Sighting in Hayange, January 6, 1982
Moselle, Grand Est, France
Sighting on January 6, 1982 in Hayange (Moselle, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
In the late afternoon, several witnesses noticed a luminous phenomenon that struck them as unusual. It was an object giving off red, white and blue lights. It moved slowly and then vanished at the horizon.
The GEIPAN investigation established that a civil airliner had passed through the area between 6 and 7 p.m. The aircraft was fitted with "strobe"-type navigation lights in the same colours the witnesses described. The sighting therefore most likely corresponds to this aircraft, and the case was classified B, 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
- January 6, 1982
- Location
- Hayange · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1982-01-00908
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.