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Sighting in Saint-Junien, November 25, 1978

Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sighting on November 25, 1978 in Saint-Junien (Haute-Vienne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

Between 3:30 and 3:45 pm, a witness at their workplace noticed a motionless object in a cloudy sky. The object was rectangular and gave off a very bright light. The witness and a colleague then watched it move at very high speed in opposite directions, and this happened twice.

The control tower at Limoges-Bellegarde airport confirmed that two aircraft had flown in the area between 3:20 and 4:14 pm. Because the sighting took place at a distance, the information available did not allow the object to be analysed. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as C, meaning insufficient data.

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

Date
November 25, 1978
Location
Saint-Junien · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

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