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Sighting in Kourou, October 16, 1977

Guyane, France

Sighting on October 16, 1977 in Kourou (Guyane, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

At 6 a.m., a witness standing on their balcony saw a bright object move from left to right. It quickly gained altitude and then disappeared into the sky.

No other witness account was collected about this phenomenon. Because there was too little information, GEIPAN could not establish an explanation and classified the case as C (insufficient data): the investigation amounts to the observation of a bright object moving across the sky.

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

Date
October 16, 1977
Location
Kourou · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.