Sighting in Martigues, September 27, 1998
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on September 27, 1998 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). After investigation, GEIPAN considers this phenomenon unexplained (class D).
What happened
At around 3 a.m., a witness noticed a round, luminous object in the sky, yellowish in color. It was over a hillside and moving very slowly. After a good five minutes, it sped away at very high speed and then vanished.
The GEIPAN classed the case as D (unexplained): no explanation could be given for the phenomenon, described as a round luminous object that was at first stationary and then left at great speed.
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 27, 1998
- Location
- Martigues · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- D
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1998-09-01518
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.