Sighting in Reims, April 29, 1978
Marne, Grand Est, France
Sighting on April 29, 1978 in Reims (Marne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At about 2:30 in the morning, a driver and their passengers were travelling in the Verdun area when they noticed a white glow in the sky that caught their attention. Shortly afterwards, a large, triangular, reddish-orange luminous phenomenon appeared. It hung motionless in the sky.
The occupants stopped the vehicle to watch and heard no sound during the observation. A white light then moved toward them. Frightened, the witnesses got back into the car and drove on. No other testimony about the phenomenon was collected.
The GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning there was insufficient data. Its conclusion describes the event as sightings of lights in the night sky made during a car journey.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- April 29, 1978
- Location
- Reims · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1978-04-00514
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