An account in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

GEIPAN continues to publish all of its archives on its public website www.geipan.fr. Among its publications are old cases classified at the time (A, B, C, or D) which are now being re-examined, for the sole purpose of being more relevant in their conclusions. Thanks to new technical means (software) and the investigative experience gained over all these recent years, this re-examination sometimes leads to new remarks or even a change in classification. This observation case, previously classified D and named HERSERANGE (54) 1993, is part of a set of cases recently re-examined. On the night of May 30 to 31, 1993, around 2 a.m., a family is returning by car from a family party. The mother and her son observe for about 5 minutes 6 to 8 luminous ovoid shapes in the overcast sky. These shapes move in leaps and in circles over a small area, or from right to left zigzagging through the clouds. Two testimonies are collected; the other family members did not witness the phenomenon. The elements of the testimonies from the Gendarmerie report allow us to conclude a misidentification with a set of lasers of the "Skytracker" or "SkyRose" type (see the investigation report). The number, shape, visibility, and behavior of the UAPs support this hypothesis. Furthermore, the observation day, at the end of the week, is more conducive to the use of such a Skytracker, either by a nightclub or during a private festive evening. Laser shows, now common and easily recognizable in testimonies received by GEIPAN, were rarer in 1993. It is not possible today to trace the origin of this show at the location or near it. Nevertheless, we have an observation from that year where the investigation managed to find the show and demonstrates that the equipment producing such effects was sold to nightclubs in France (see the Gendarmerie report of the observation case ILE BOUCHARD (37) 11.12.1993). GEIPAN classifies the case as B: probable observation (and not certain, for lack of having been able to identify the installation or verify the compatibility of meteorological conditions) of a laser or "Sky Rose".