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Sighting in Wassy, October 21, 1977

Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France

Sighting on October 21, 1977 in Wassy (Haute-Marne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

At around 6:30 p.m., a witness saw a luminous phenomenon pass by for a few seconds. It was a yellow, flashing ball moving from west to east. It left no trail, and the witness heard no noise.

The gendarmerie investigation found no other witness to the phenomenon. The weather that day was particularly stormy throughout the region, with many lightning flashes. GEIPAN classified the case as C, meaning insufficient data: it was the observation of a flashing luminous ball passing by.

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

Date
October 21, 1977
Location
Wassy · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

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