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Sighting in Menton, September 1, 1978

Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Sighting on September 1, 1978 in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

At about 9:05 p.m., three members of the same family noticed a red glow crossing the sky. It moved slowly between the Mont Saint-Michel and the Mont Agel. The sighting lasted two to three minutes.

The witnesses immediately telephoned the gendarmerie, but the gendarmes they reached did not see anything themselves. No other testimony about the phenomenon was gathered.

The GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning there was not enough data: the information available was too limited to draw a conclusion. What was recorded was the movement of a glow in the sky.

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 1, 1978
Location
Menton · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.