Sighting in Labruguière, October 5, 2001
Tarn, Occitanie, France
Sighting on October 5, 2001 in Labruguière (Tarn, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
The witness reported the sighting in 2008, several years after it happened. While out hunting, they noticed a long, transparent tube in the sky, which undulated with the wind. The observation lasted a few minutes. At first the witness thought it was an optical effect. Intrigued, they kept watching the object, which suddenly vanished.
No other witness account was collected for this phenomenon. The description resembles a tubular hot-air balloon of the solar type, but precise information was lacking to confirm this. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as C, for 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
- October 5, 2001
- Location
- Labruguière · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2001-10-01807
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.