Sighting in Lyons-la-Forêt, September 19, 1979
Eure, Normandie, France
Sighting on September 19, 1979 in Lyons-la-Forêt (Eure, France). After investigation, GEIPAN considers this phenomenon unexplained (class D).
What happened
Two witnesses were out jogging at about 10 p.m. when they noticed a red, ball-shaped light in the sky that twinkled like a star. Suddenly it moved toward them at what they described as a dizzying speed. They noticed no noise, no movement of air and no heat.
After tracing a curve, the light hung motionless for three to four seconds, roughly 200 metres from the witnesses, above the edge of the forest. A dark mass then appeared inside the light, and the phenomenon abruptly vanished.
The investigation found no other testimony and no physical evidence relating to the event. GEIPAN classified it as D: the phenomenon remains unexplained.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 19, 1979
- Location
- Lyons-la-Forêt · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- D
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-09-00659
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