Sighting in Jeumont, January 1979
Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Sighting in January 1979 in Jeumont (Nord, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
A witness was at their surveillance post in a factory when a luminous phenomenon in the sky caught their attention. The sighting lasted about a quarter of an hour, between 9:55 pm and 10:10 pm. They first saw a milky-white glow shaped like an arc, followed by a green ball with a red dot at its centre, which moved around in various ways. They heard no noise.
The same witness, together with two other firefighters, had already seen a luminous phenomenon earlier that year. No other testimony could be gathered about the 25 March event.
GEIPAN described the event as the observation of a small, silent ball of light. Because there was too little information on the case, it was classified C, insufficient data.
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 1979
- Location
- Jeumont · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-03-01721
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.