Sighting in Paris, August 13, 2009
Île-de-France, France
Sighting from an aircraft on August 13, 2009, exact location not given (département: Paris, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
A passenger on board an aircraft noticed a dark, motionless point shortly after takeoff. It suddenly vanished. A few minutes later, another object of the same kind appeared. The witness recorded two videos of these sightings.
The footage is of poor quality. It may show a balloon at low altitude just after takeoff, but it cannot be used, so no investigation or verification was possible. GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning there was insufficient data.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 13, 2009
- Location
- Paris · region only
- Type of sighting
- From an aircraft
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-08-02465
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.