Sighting in Verdun, April 1, 1996
Meuse, Grand Est, France
Sighting on April 1, 1996 in Verdun (Meuse, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Around 11:40 p.m., a witness on their way home noticed a bright point of light near the horizon. It moved very slowly. The sighting lasted about 50 minutes. The witness filmed the phenomenon, and the footage does show a very bright white point.
GEIPAN classified the case as C (insufficient data): there is too little information about the phenomenon to reach a conclusion. The investigation only recorded the observation of a very bright point of light above the horizon.
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 1, 1996
- Location
- Verdun · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1996-04-01669
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