Gironde, France · 2012-10-09 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Gironde, France
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at around 10:40 PM, a witness observed from his garden the presence in the sky of two dark yellow luminous points. These points seemed motionless, then moved rapidly toward the southwest. No particular noise was heard during the observation, which lasted three minutes. The witness lost sight of these luminous points. After an on-site investigation with the witness, and after inquiries with military authorities, it turned out that the observation coincided perfectly with large-scale military maneuvers. However, the authorities did not specify the type of aircraft involved (helicopter, airplane, flare balloon). On the other hand, we do not have another observation of the same phenomenon to confirm that it actually took place above an air base. In conclusion, we have a serious and well-supported hypothesis, but no formal proof. GEIPAN classifies this case in category B: very probable observation of two aircraft during military maneuvers.
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