Sighting in Herblay, July 28, 1979
Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on July 28, 1979 in Herblay (Val-d'Oise, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Around midnight, during the night of 27 to 28 July 1979, the witness was woken by an unusual light in their bedroom. Looking out of the window, they saw a bright white ball. It moved very slowly from the northwest toward the northeast and made no noise at all. It looked bigger than the Moon. It then disappeared from view, hidden by the buildings.
No other witness account was gathered for this phenomenon. GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning there was not enough data: the investigation could only record the sighting of a slow, silent ball.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- July 28, 1979
- Location
- Herblay · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-07-00647
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.