Sighting in Montpellier, February 8, 1998
Hérault, Occitanie, France
Sighting on February 8, 1998 in Montpellier (Hérault, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
At around 3 p.m., a witness noticed a black object in the sky and reported it, which led to an investigation.
The investigation quickly established that the witness had seen a kite. That same day, a professional photographer was flying it to take aerial photographs. The witness was shown a demonstration and confirmed that the kite matched what they had seen. GEIPAN classified the case as A: the black object was a kite in flight.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- February 8, 1998
- Location
- Montpellier · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1998-02-01499
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