Sighting in Valbonne, December 10, 1976
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on December 10, 1976 in Valbonne (Alpes-Maritimes, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Around 10:10 p.m. one December evening in 1976, a witness saw a point of light move across the sky from east to northwest. It made no sound and traveled at about the speed of a shooting star. The object was oval and silver in color, and left no luminous trail. It stayed in view for a few seconds before the landscape hid it from sight.
At about 1:00 a.m. on 11 December, a member of the military watched an oval object cross the sky from north to south at high altitude for three to four minutes. This one left a luminous trail behind it.
The GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified). Its conclusion was that the witnesses had seen passing luminous phenomena, and it considered it highly probable that both had watched atmospheric re-entries.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 10, 1976
- Location
- Valbonne · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-12-00369
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.