Sighting in Villaines-les-Rochers, March 20, 2011
Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on March 20, 2011 in Villaines-les-Rochers (Indre-et-Loire, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably an aircraft (plane, helicopter…) (class B).
What happened
On a Sunday evening, between 9:45 and 10:00 p.m., several members of the same family were watching the sky. Two particularly bright stars that seemed to be moving caught their attention. One of the witnesses looked at them through binoculars and made out two triangular shapes with flashing orange lights.
The two objects travelled at a steady speed along a straight path from north to east. No sound was heard during the sighting. No other witness account of the phenomenon was reported.
The gendarmerie investigation pointed to a likely explanation: an aerial refuelling operation involving military aircraft, which had been operating in the area the witness described. GEIPAN classified the case as B, meaning 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
- March 20, 2011
- Location
- Villaines-les-Rochers · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-03-02752
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.