Sighting in Istres, September 23, 1977
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on September 23, 1977 in Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Around midnight, a witness who was out walking their dog noticed two circular craft in the sky. They remained in view for about a minute. The underside of each was a bright white, while the upper part looked darker. They were moving in a northwest-to-southeast direction and made no noise at all.
The two craft then began to turn, climbed at high speed and disappeared. That night, the control tower at the Istres air base picked up no unexpected radar echo. No other witness account was collected. GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning there was insufficient data; the investigation's conclusion was simply the observation of two craft passing by.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 23, 1977
- Location
- Istres · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1977-09-00434
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.