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Sighting in Valentigney, February 29, 1980

Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Sighting on February 29, 1980 in Valentigney (Doubs, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

Between 8:30 and 9:40 p.m., two witnesses saw an unusual luminous phenomenon several times. It was an object made up of several balls, moving very high in the sky. The witnesses compared it to a skewer holding several spheres in bluish and pinkish tones. The whole thing was oval in shape, and on its right side they noticed a stronger light that flashed.

No sound was heard during the sightings. As it moved, the object took on the appearance of a bar of light, then vanished suddenly.

No further information could be gathered about the phenomenon. Because the data were insufficient, the GEIPAN classified the case as C and concluded that it was an observation of several points of light.

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

Date
February 29, 1980
Location
Valentigney · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

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