Sighting in Saint-Mandé, January 13, 1979
Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on January 13, 1979 in Saint-Mandé (Val-de-Marne, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
Between 6:15 and 8:30 in the morning, a witness at home noticed a point of light that caught their attention. It moved slowly from east to west along a rising path. The witness took several photographs.
The descriptions given, compared with the sky chart for that day, showed that the witness had made an astronomical observation of Venus, which was particularly visible at that time of year (magnitude -4.41). GEIPAN classified the case as A: the sighting was most likely Venus.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- January 13, 1979
- Location
- Saint-Mandé · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-01-01847
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.