Sighting in Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, October 12, 1977
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on October 12, 1977 in Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc (Gironde, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 5:45 a.m., a motorist noticed an object in the sky surrounded by an orange halo that seemed to vibrate or oscillate. No other witness came forward, and neither the gendarmerie nor the Floirac observatory gathered any further account of the phenomenon.
The testimony is very brief. Even so, the investigation concluded that the witness had probably been looking at the rising sun through a cloud, since the sun had risen that day at 5:20 a.m. The case was classified B (probably identified): an optical effect linked to the rising sun.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- October 12, 1977
- Location
- Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1977-10-00440
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.