Sighting in Nice, March 19, 1979
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on March 19, 1979 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Two witnesses were in their villa late in the evening, between 11:10 and 11:15 p.m., when a luminous phenomenon caught their attention. Looking through a window, they saw a large bluish-white sphere hanging motionless about fifty metres above the ground. They watched it for roughly thirty seconds, after which it gradually went out.
That night a violent storm had broken over Nice, with lightning flashing across the sky. The witness went to the site on 21 March and learned that lightning had struck a pylon on 19 March at around 11:10 p.m., producing an enormous ball of light.
GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): the witness most likely saw an electrical phenomenon caused by the storm.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- March 19, 1979
- Location
- Nice · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-03-00610
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.