Sighting in Saint-Paul, April 1, 1976
La Réunion, France
Sighting on April 1, 1976 in Saint-Paul (La Réunion, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 5:20 p.m., several people looking at the sky saw a white trail that seemed to dive into the sea. A mass of grey smoke then stayed over the water for about a quarter of an hour before vanishing completely.
The gendarmerie investigated and found that no aircraft from the airport had been flying after 5 p.m. No object or debris of any kind was recovered along the coast. GEIPAN considered it probable that the witnesses saw an object fall into the sea, but there was not enough information to identify it. The case was classified B, probably 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
- April 1, 1976
- Location
- Saint-Paul · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-04-00296
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.