Sighting in Mâcon, December 26, 2008
Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on December 26, 2008 in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably an aircraft (plane, helicopter…) (class B).
What happened
Two people were travelling on the A6 motorway, one driving and the other as a passenger. They noticed a luminous phenomenon in the sky that stayed in place, about 30° above the horizon. It vanished suddenly, leaving no trace. A second luminous phenomenon of the same kind then appeared, and both witnesses were surprised each time.
The GEIPAN considered the case to be of low strangeness but fairly precise. It classified it as B: the sightings were probably reflections of the sun on aircraft flying at high altitude.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 26, 2008
- Location
- Mâcon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2008-12-01973
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.