Sighting in Vouillé, September 20, 1979
Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on September 20, 1979 in Vouillé (Vienne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 11 p.m., several witnesses saw a red light moving quickly across the sky from west to east. It was a circle about 4 metres in diameter, crossed by two diagonal lines that were also red. It flickered and made a loud noise. The object then turned white and disappeared behind the hills.
No other testimony was collected about this phenomenon. GEIPAN classified the case as C, because the information available is insufficient to propose an explanation.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 20, 1979
- Location
- Vouillé · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-09-00660
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.