Sighting in Nançay, January 21, 1980
Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on January 21, 1980 in Nançay (Cher, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a hoax (class A).
What happened
On 22 February 1980, gendarmes read an article in the weekly magazine "Spécial Dernière", issue no. 572 dated 15 to 21 February 1980. The article reported that the husband of a restaurant owner had been abducted by extraterrestrials. According to the article, the events took place on 21 January 1980, at around 9 a.m., in the Vierzon forest.
The gendarmerie opened an investigation, which very quickly established that the story had been made up entirely. The witness admitted to the hoax.
The GEIPAN classified the case as A: it was a fake abduction by extraterrestrials, staged for publicity purposes.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- January 21, 1980
- Location
- Nançay · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Hoaxes
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-01-50498
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