Sighting in La Courtine, December 23, 1976
Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on December 23, 1976 in La Courtine (Creuse, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Shortly after 2:20 in the morning, a soldier on guard duty noticed an object passing at low altitude. It was round and carried several lamps giving off a bright red light. Another red lamp on its top rotated like a beacon light. The craft moved slowly and made a continuous whistling sound of moderate loudness. It then disappeared behind a building that hid it from view. The sighting lasted about thirty seconds.
No other direct witness came forward. GEIPAN classified the case as B: the soldier most likely saw a helicopter-type aircraft pass 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
- December 23, 1976
- Location
- La Courtine · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-12-00374
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.