Sighting in Maurens, August 27, 1997
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on August 27, 1997 in Maurens (Dordogne, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a light from the ground (searchlight, laser, vehicle…) (class B).
What happened
At around 11 p.m., a witness saw six luminous balls turning in the sky. After a while, five of them vanished, leaving a single large, milky-looking sphere that the witness judged to be three times the size of the setting sun. The witness watched it for about half an hour.
The witness called their mother, who saw only the large white sphere and none of the other balls.
The investigation could not prove it, but the description is reminiscent of the effects that advertising laser projectors produce on clouds. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B (probably identified), with laser effects as the probable explanation.
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 27, 1997
- Location
- Maurens · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Ground lights and lasers
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1997-08-01671
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.