Sighting in Nice, June 7, 2009
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on June 7, 2009 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably an animal or natural object (bird, insect, pollen…) (class B).
What happened
The witness took several photographs at 1:39 pm on the Caussol plateau. Only afterwards, while looking through them, did they notice a ring-shaped, silvery form in the upper left corner of one image. They had not seen anything of the kind when taking the pictures, so the object was never observed directly.
The investigation found that the blurred shape clearly resembles an insect in flight, with a body and wings visible, most likely very close to the lens. The landscape and the time of year are both favourable to insects. GEIPAN classed the case as B: the photograph probably shows a small flying insect.
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 7, 2009
- Location
- Nice · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Birds, insects, nature
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-06-02537
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