Sighting in Pau, November 16, 2013
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on November 16, 2013 in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a light from the ground (searchlight, laser, vehicle…) (class A).
What happened
On a Saturday evening, at around 11:35 pm, a witness noticed a motionless light in an overcast sky above a stadium. It was still visible after the stadium lights had gone out. The witness was looking toward Jurançon. They thought of a laser but could not tell where it was coming from.
The investigation established that an electronic culture festival was taking place that night, including a green laser installation on a hillside at Gelos, south of Pau. The event's programme confirms this. GEIPAN therefore classed the case as A: the witness had observed a laser show.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- November 16, 2013
- Location
- Pau · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Ground lights and lasers
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-11-08611
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