Sighting in Heiligenberg, March 7, 2012
Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Sighting on March 7, 2012 in Heiligenberg (Bas-Rhin, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was an aircraft (plane, helicopter…) (class A).
What happened
Around midday, a witness noticed an airliner in the sky. Three objects were following it, arranged in a triangle and very close to its tail. They kept swapping places with one another behind the aircraft, which intrigued the witness.
The GEIPAN investigation established that the witness had seen an exceptional manoeuvre by military aircraft. The detailed explanation relies on a radar trace attached to the case file. The case was classified A, meaning identified: military aerial manoeuvres.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- March 7, 2012
- Location
- Heiligenberg · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2012-03-08223
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.