Sighting in Louhans, January 14, 1997
Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on January 14, 1997 in Louhans (Saône-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
At around 5 p.m., a witness who was out jogging said they had come across an ovoid-shaped being topped with a triangular head. When the witness approached, the being reportedly ran off, dropping a soft, reddish object. The witness picked it up and put it in their pocket, where it supposedly hardened.
The witness later presented the object, by then like a stone, as an "extraterrestrial fetus".
The investigation quickly showed that the story had been fabricated. GEIPAN classified the case as A and concluded it was a hoax.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- January 14, 1997
- Location
- Louhans · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1997-01-01443
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