Sighting in Nouzonville, January 25, 1978
Ardennes, Grand Est, France
Sighting on January 25, 1978 in Nouzonville (Ardennes, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 6:30 pm, seven children playing in the street saw an orange, oval-shaped craft go past. Red and white lights flashed in turn at its base. It came from the south, then followed a curve to head west, at about the same height as light aircraft. The children disagreed with one another about the noise it made as it passed. No other witness was found.
The GEIPAN classified the case as B: it was probably the sighting of an aircraft.
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 25, 1978
- Location
- Nouzonville · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1978-01-00479
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.