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Sighting in Le Fousseret, November 29, 1979

Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

Sighting on November 29, 1979 in Le Fousseret (Haute-Garonne, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).

What happened

At around 5:30 in the morning, a witness noticed a flickering blue light that reminded them of the flashing beacon on an ambulance. The gendarmerie investigated and was able to see the phenomenon for itself at the location. It was an electric arc occurring between two wires of an overhead power line. The case was classified A, meaning identified, because the cause of the light was clearly established.

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

Date
November 29, 1979
Location
Le Fousseret · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
A

Sources

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