Sighting in Saint-Chamond, August 13, 1998
Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on August 13, 1998 in Saint-Chamond (Loire, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the star Antares (class A).
What happened
Around midnight, several members of one family noticed twinkling points of light in the night sky. They counted three of them, coloured yellow, red and green.
The GEIPAN investigation established that these coloured lights were the star Antares. The case was classified A, meaning it was fully identified.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 13, 1998
- Location
- Saint-Chamond · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Stars
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1998-08-01511
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.