Sighting in Louhans, October 9, 1979
Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on October 9, 1979 in Louhans (Saône-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Late in the evening, several people noticed a luminous object flying at low altitude. It made a very loud noise as it moved, which frightened some of the witnesses as well as some animals.
GEIPAN concluded that this was most likely an aircraft passing by. One of the witnesses recognised the tail lights of a helicopter, which supports that explanation. The case is classified B: probably identified.
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 9, 1979
- Location
- Louhans · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-10-00668
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.