Sighting in Mundolsheim, November 2009
Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Sighting in November 2009 in Mundolsheim (Bas-Rhin, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
One day in November 2009, a witness was taking a virtual tour on Google Maps. They could not give the exact date or the time of day. In the images, they noticed about ten light-colored spots and one darker spot.
The GEIPAN investigation established that these marks were photographic artifacts, meaning flaws that show up in a picture. Such flaws can have various causes, including smudges, dust or reflections. The witness had therefore not seen a real phenomenon in the sky but imperfections in photographs, and the case was classified A (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
- November 2009
- Location
- Mundolsheim · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-11-02528
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.