Sighting in Saint-Pierre, June 20, 2009
La Réunion, France
Sighting on June 20, 2009 in Saint-Pierre (La Réunion, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was an aircraft (plane, helicopter…) (class A).
What happened
At about 7:20 p.m., a witness filmed a point of light moving silently across the sky, something that had puzzled them. When the GEIPAN examined the video, it showed green position lights and flashing anti-collision lights.
These details led to the conclusion that the witness had certainly mistaken an aircraft for something unusual. It was a plane either taking off from or approaching Saint-Pierre – Pierrefonds airport on Réunion. The case was classified A, meaning it was identified as the sighting of an aircraft.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 20, 2009
- Location
- Saint-Pierre · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-06-02341
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.