Sighting in Marseille, August 31, 1996
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on August 31, 1996 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 10:15 p.m., a witness noticed several points of light in the sky. They did not take them for stars and watched them for about an hour. The source gives no further detail about their appearance, their movements or the conditions of the sighting.
GEIPAN classified the case as C (insufficient data): without additional information, no explanation could be put forward or ruled out.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 31, 1996
- Location
- Marseille · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1996-10-01437
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.