Sighting in Sète, September 27, 1978
Hérault, Occitanie, France
Sighting on September 27, 1978 in Sète (Hérault, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Around 7:35 in the evening, a telephone call came in to the semaphore station reporting two motionless points of light in the sky. The serviceman on duty checked and saw two objects himself. The first was cylindrical, with a conical, shiny front end. The second was crescent-shaped and kept appearing and disappearing.
The head of the post was then contacted and also observed the two objects. At about 8:20 p.m., they vanished behind clouds.
GEIPAN classified the case as B: according to the investigation, the observers probably saw balloons.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 27, 1978
- Location
- Sète · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1978-09-00548
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.