Sighting in Le Marigot, 1937
Martinique, France
Sighting in 1937 in Le Marigot (Martinique, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
The account was collected in September 1979 and concerned something the witness had seen in 1937 in the east of Martinique. The witness could no longer recall the day or month, so the file uses 1 January as an arbitrary date.
Around 6 p.m., the witness saw a globe moving slowly from west to east. It was brightly lit by the light of the setting sun, and its apparent diameter looked larger than that of the Moon. It then gradually faded out at the horizon, after about a minute. No other witness came forward.
The GEIPAN classified the case as C. What was seen was a globe lit by the setting sun as it moved and then vanished at the horizon, but there was not enough information to go further.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- 1937
- Location
- Le Marigot · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1937-01-01656
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.