Sighting in Pont-du-Casse, June 6, 1976
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on June 6, 1976 in Pont-du-Casse (Lot-et-Garonne, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Between 5:40 and 7:20 a.m., a period of nearly an hour and forty minutes, a witness noticed a luminous, egg-shaped object moving at high altitude. It looked as though it was made up of two bright parts of unequal size, apparently connected to each other. The object travelled slowly from east to west. No other witness account was collected.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that the witness had probably seen a stratospheric balloon and its flight train. The case was classified B, meaning probably identified.
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 6, 1976
- Location
- Pont-du-Casse · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-06-02710
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.