Sighting in Tournefeuille, September 27, 1993
Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Sighting on September 27, 1993 in Tournefeuille (Haute-Garonne, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
The owner of a house found a regular circle about 8 metres across in their garden. Around its edge, the grass lay flat, all pointing outwards, in a band 30 cm wide. An automatic sprinkler nozzle stood at the centre of the circle.
The investigation noted that a violent storm had flooded the ground in the preceding days. The storm had also caused electrical disturbances, in particular on the fuse supplying the automatic watering system. After a quick analysis, SEPRA favoured the explanation that the nozzle had opened unexpectedly: the sprinkler would have run without pressure for some time, producing the circle that was observed. The case was classed 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
- September 27, 1993
- Location
- Tournefeuille · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1993-09-01330
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