Sighting in Les Peintures, February 28, 2009
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on February 28, 2009 in Les Peintures (Gironde, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
One witness reported several sightings of egg-shaped luminous phenomena moving back and forth across the sky. All of the sightings took place during the night, between 2:15 and 3:50 a.m.
The gendarmerie report reached the GEIPAN very late, so the investigation could no longer be carried out. In particular, it was no longer possible to check whether any aircraft or helicopters had been in the area at the time. The case was classified C, meaning insufficient data: the GEIPAN recorded multiple observations of luminous phenomena moving quickly in the sky, with a lack of information.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- February 28, 2009
- Location
- Les Peintures · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-02-02407
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.