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Sighting in Revigny-sur-Ornain, July 30, 1988

Meuse, Grand Est, France

Sighting on July 30, 1988 in Revigny-sur-Ornain (Meuse, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

At around 9:30 p.m., on the evening of 30 to 31 July 1988, several witnesses looked through binoculars at a cylindrical object that was lit up. It moved slowly toward the sun and then vanished behind clouds. The investigation could not gather any further information about the sighting. GEIPAN classified it as C, meaning there was not enough data to reach a conclusion: it was an observation of a cylindrical object made through binoculars.

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

Date
July 30, 1988
Location
Revigny-sur-Ornain · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.