Sighting in Saint-Michel, November 15, 2009
Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France
Sighting on November 15, 2009 in Saint-Michel (Aisne, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a light from the ground (searchlight, laser, vehicle…) (class B).
What happened
Two people out walking at around 9 p.m. noticed a bluish beam of light coming from the sky, and found its movements unusual. The beam swept across the sky, undulating and oscillating, and seemed to follow the pair. It made no sound. The phenomenon lasted 35 minutes.
GEIPAN linked this case to another sighting made in a nearby commune at 8:55 p.m. the same evening. In that second case, the Hirson gendarmerie brigade had identified the phenomenon as a nightclub spotlight. Since the times coincide and the area has several places where such a projector could have been located, GEIPAN classed the case as B: a very probable confusion with a nightclub spotlight, in other words a laser light display.
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 15, 2009
- Location
- Saint-Michel · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Ground lights and lasers
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-11-02488
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.