Sighting in Villeneuve, July 5, 2013
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on July 5, 2013 in Villeneuve (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was an aircraft (plane, helicopter…) (class A).
What happened
At about 10:20 p.m., several people noticed nine orange lights moving silently across the sky. The lights were arranged in a diamond pattern, and the witnesses found the formation puzzling.
The GEIPAN investigation established that they were a squadron of the Patrouille de France flying at night. Such night flights prompt a few reports of this kind every year. The Patrouille de France officially confirmed the flight, and the confirmation is included among the investigation documents. The case was therefore classified A, meaning it is fully 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
- July 5, 2013
- Location
- Villeneuve · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-07-08489
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.