Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France · 2015-06-10 · from the GEIPAN archive
Pilot witness in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
On June 10, 2015 at around 12:20 AM, a person hears a deep sound coming from outside. From their terrace, the witness observes for about 3 minutes a flying craft emitting a noise resembling a lawnmower engine. The object is circular, dark in color, and surrounded by a fluorescent green halo. The object comes from the West and heads East in a straight line before disappearing into the low clouds on that stormy day. Only one testimony was collected. The description of a fluorescent green flying craft making a lawnmower noise suggests a paramotor (motorized paraglider) flying at night, the wing illuminated by a spotlight behind the pilot (See an example on Night flight with headlight). A paramotor club in Manosque was consulted to find out if this practice was common in the area: it was answered that night flying with a paramotor is not practiced in the zone to their knowledge. These flights are highly regulated, tolerated by special exemption (see the air regulations for Free Flight) in clear weather and on nights near the full moon, all conditions not met that day (cloudy weather, last quarter). This hypothesis, which nevertheless matches the witness's description fairly well, cannot therefore be confirmed, and thus turns out to be extremely unlikely, but not impossible. GEIPAN classifies this case as "C" due to lack of information and cross-referencing.
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