Sighting in L'Étang-Salé, July 5, 1982
La Réunion, France
Sighting on July 5, 1982 in L'Étang-Salé (La Réunion, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 7:30 pm, several witnesses noticed an unusual luminous phenomenon. It appeared as an orange, egg-shaped mass that flickered. A point of varying brightness seemed to circle around it in an irregular way. The mass looked much larger than a star. The phenomenon eventually vanished into a cloud formation.
No other information on the sighting was gathered by GEIPAN. Because the available data were insufficient, the case was classified C. The stated conclusion was the observation of a bright point larger than a star.
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 5, 1982
- Location
- L'Étang-Salé · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1982-07-00937
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.