Sighting in Saint-Macaire, May 10, 1981
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on May 10, 1981 in Saint-Macaire (Gironde, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
At around 8:30 p.m., witnesses noticed an unusual light phenomenon. A red ball, very high in the sky, seemed to drop slowly as if it were coming in to land. Then a very bright light burst out of a triangle and lit up the whole area. The witnesses then saw white smoke near the ground.
The sequence happened four times in a row, with roughly ten minutes between each occurrence.
The investigation concluded that the witnesses had most likely seen flares, fired on the evening the results of the second round of the presidential election were announced. The case was classified A (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
- May 10, 1981
- Location
- Saint-Macaire · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1981-05-00868
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.