Sighting in Montcheutin, October 3, 2013
Ardennes, Grand Est, France
Sighting on October 3, 2013 in Montcheutin (Ardennes, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a light from the ground (searchlight, laser, vehicle…) (class A).
What happened
At around 10:05 p.m., a witness noticed a bright orange, half-circle shape low in the sky and was intrigued by it. It stayed visible for about five minutes. GEIPAN looked into several possible misidentifications and, more than a year after the event, offered to carry out an on-site investigation with the witness. The witness replied that they had already worked out the source of the phenomenon themselves: a distant street lamp.
GEIPAN classed the case as A: the bright orange, stationary, low-altitude light was a street lamp.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- October 3, 2013
- Location
- Montcheutin · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Ground lights and lasers
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-10-08575
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