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Sighting in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, January 17, 1976

Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Sighting on January 17, 1976 in Neuville-Saint-Vaast (Pas-de-Calais, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

Around 6 p.m., a farmer saw an craft above the woods that they did not recognise. It moved slowly from east to west, and no sound was heard. During the sighting, which lasted about a minute, a powerful searchlight switched on and swept across the plain.

The witness went to fetch their son, but by the time they came back the craft had disappeared. The gendarmerie carried out an investigation, but it turned up no other testimony and no further information.

The GEIPAN classified the case as C (insufficient data): it was the observation of an unknown craft passing slowly by.

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 17, 1976
Location
Neuville-Saint-Vaast · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.