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Sighting in Tardet, April 22, 1982

Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sighting on April 22, 1982 in Tardet (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France). After investigation, GEIPAN considers this phenomenon unexplained (class D).

What happened

At around 11 p.m. on 21 April 1982, several CB radio users spread across the same area called out to one another about a bright point of light that was behaving in an unusual way. Through binoculars, the object looked triangular and gave off an intense light. It was at very high altitude, moving in zigzags and sometimes hovering in place. No trail could be seen behind it.

For some of the CB users, the observation went on until 3:30 in the morning, when the object disappeared.

GEIPAN gathered no further information about the phenomenon. With nothing more to go on, the case remained unexplained and was classified D.

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 22, 1982
Location
Tardet · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
D

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.