Meurthe-et-Moselle, France · 2013-03-18 · from the GEIPAN archive
Pilot witness in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
A witness observes for more than an hour 5 luminous points above a building across from his home. Having observed the UAP with binoculars, he describes a burning orange. He calls the gendarmes and has them observe the phenomenon, seeing the observed balls appear and disappear. The witness takes several photographs. The series of photos posted online by the witness very clearly evokes airplanes on landing seen from the front. Let's verify this hypothesis (see the representation in Google-Earth: DOMONT (95) 18.03. 2013 triangulation.kmz):
- by analysis of the photo IMG_0873.jpg and comparison with Google Earth, one finds 86.28° as the direction of the distant luminous source with the greatest angular height, which leads to an azimuth of 86°+180 = 266°.
- on aeronautical charts, the approach referenced 27R is made by azimuth 266°, (document AIP France CDG, page AD2 LFPG IAC 13, page 36 of 1306_AD-2.LFPG Charles de Gaulle.pdf).
- moreover, still in the image Img_0873_FNA27R.jpg and in Google-Earth, if one draws a line between the landing point on 27R and the witness, this line passes exactly in the middle between the two buildings.
- just as in image IMG0873, if one draws a line between the 3 luminous points, and makes the intersection with the horizon, one lands exactly in the middle between the two buildings. The identification is therefore complete: these are indeed airplanes approaching Roissy that the witness saw and photographed. The images IMG_0546, 547, 549, show in the same way a departure from runway 09R/27L; the images IMG_0688, 689, 690, show in the same way a departure from 08L/26R, at the same time as a takeoff from 09R/27L (light aircraft that takes off clearly before reaching the end of the runway). GEIPAN classifies this case "A" observation of several airliners approaching or taking off from Roissy-CDG. Additional information on air traffic at PARIS CDG:
To guarantee the best capacity of the airport, the runways of PARIS CDG are operated in the following manner:
- outer runways (08R/26L and 09L/27R) preferentially for arrivals.
- inner runways (08L/26R and 09R/27L) preferentially for departures.
- parallel movements on specialized runways: simultaneous movements on parallel or nearly parallel instrument runways, during which one runway is used exclusively for approaches and the other runway exclusively for departures.
- choice of parallel runways in service: two parallel runways in service can be chosen in order to perform simultaneous movements: simultaneous landings on both runways; simultaneous takeoffs on both runways; landing on one of the runways and simultaneous takeoff on the other. GEIPAN classifies this case A: observation of airplanes.
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