Sighting in Nantes Château-Bougon, June 10, 1982
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on June 10, 1982 in Nantes Château-Bougon (Loire-Atlantique, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Several people, among them the staff of an airport control tower, noticed a bright point in the sky. The investigation showed that some pilots had also seen this luminous object.
The GEIPAN concluded that it was probably a stratospheric balloon launched by the CNES from the Gap site. After its payload had been released, the balloon was drifting at an altitude of 30,000 to 40,000 metres, carried along by south-westerly winds. The case was classified B, probable observation of a balloon.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 10, 1982
- Location
- Nantes Château-Bougon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1982-06-00935
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.