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Sighting in Rochefort sur Mer, May 4, 1988

Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sighting on May 4, 1988 in Rochefort sur Mer (Charente-Maritime, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

During the night, personnel responsible for guarding a naval air base noticed a green ball in the sky. It moved in a straight line.

No further information about the phenomenon was gathered during the investigation. Because the data were insufficient, the GEIPAN classified the case as C, recording only the sighting of a large green ball without being able to say more.

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

Date
May 4, 1988
Location
Rochefort sur Mer · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

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