Sighting in Paris, December 12, 1979
Île-de-France, France
Sighting on December 12, 1979, exact location not given (département: Paris, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
A night watchman saw an object in the sky that looked like a saucer, with a slightly domed centre and edges that tapered off. The object was orange. A violet and orange trail was visible behind it. It then vanished abruptly toward the horizon, moving at very high speed.
No other witness account was collected. GEIPAN classified the case as C, because there was too little information to offer an explanation.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 12, 1979
- Location
- Paris · region only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-12-00699
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.