Sighting in Metz, September 7, 1997
Moselle, Grand Est, France
Sighting on September 7, 1997 in Metz (Moselle, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the Moon (class A).
What happened
At around 2 a.m., a couple watching a fireworks display noticed a luminous phenomenon to the right of it, which stayed motionless. At the same moment, in another municipality, a second couple saw the same thing. One of the witnesses filmed the phenomenon, which looked very close, about ten metres above the ground.
The investigation, carried out jointly by the gendarmerie and SEPRA, established unambiguously that the object was the Moon, seen under unusual conditions: the sky was cloudy and an eclipse was beginning. GEIPAN classified the case as A, meaning identified.
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 7, 1997
- Location
- Metz · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Moon
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1997-09-01477
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.