Sighting in Pouancé, March 11, 1997
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on March 11, 1997 in Pouancé (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 9:30 p.m., two gendarmes on a surveillance mission saw a glowing, incandescent object fall. The sighting was very brief, lasting about five seconds, and the object made no sound.
Having examined the description the witnesses gave, the GEIPAN concluded that it was probably an atmospheric re-entry. 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
- March 11, 1997
- Location
- Pouancé · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1997-03-01664
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.