Sighting in Montguyon, March 22, 1979
Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on March 22, 1979 in Montguyon (Charente-Maritime, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 9:25 p.m., a driver and their passenger noticed a dazzling light. For two to three minutes they were able to watch an object from about 100 metres away. It was shaped like an orange segment. A light flashed on its left side, and a row of spots in different colours could be seen. The object then moved off quickly toward the south-west. The witnesses heard a distant droning sound.
One of them took photographs, but these were never handed over to the gendarmerie. No further information could be gathered about the phenomenon. GEIPAN classed the case C, meaning the available data are insufficient to reach a conclusion.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Location
- Montguyon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-03-01722
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.