Sighting in Saint-Pierre, January 9, 1976
La Réunion, France
Sighting on January 9, 1976 in Saint-Pierre (La Réunion, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At about 7:50 a.m., a driver and their spouse noticed a bright object in the sky and watched it move about. It was shaped like a balloon with a truncated top. It travelled slowly and horizontally from the sea toward the mountains, following the contours of the ground. It then vanished into the landscape. No other witness account was collected.
Based on the description the two witnesses gave, GEIPAN concluded that they had probably seen a balloon drifting at sunrise. 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
- January 9, 1976
- Location
- Saint-Pierre · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-01-00280
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