Sighting in Provency, June 6, 1976
Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on June 6, 1976 in Provency (Yonne, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At about 11:35 p.m., a motorist watched a luminous phenomenon fall at a steady speed for a few seconds, then explode. The witness heard no sound. Believing an aircraft had crashed, they informed the gendarmerie.
The investigation found that no aircraft had been reported missing, and no other witness account of the phenomenon was collected. GEIPAN classified the case as B: the witness probably saw an atmospheric re-entry.
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
- Provency · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-06-00304
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