Sighting in Marines, April 13, 1988
Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on April 13, 1988 in Marines (Val-d'Oise, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
During the night, several witnesses noticed a circular, very bright object in the sky, which looked about as large as a star. At one point the object expanded, then immediately returned to its original size. After that, it gradually faded away toward the horizon.
GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning the data were insufficient: the report contains no further information that could explain the phenomenon. The conclusion is limited to the observation of a very luminous object, the size of a star.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- April 13, 1988
- Location
- Marines · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1988-04-01133
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.