AnomalyOn July 20, 2010, between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m., three people are intrigued by the presence in the starry sky of a luminous phenomenon with a trail that seems to move silently west-east on a straight trajectory. Of average strangeness, but very good consistency (three amateur astronomer witnesses, precise measurements, photo), this case turns out to be a probable misidentification with the beam of a ground searchlight. Many possible sources of a fixed spot exist near the observation site (buildings, summer commercial entertainment), and the sky was hazy at altitude. It is not the witnesses' visual perception that is in question, but the interpretation the witnesses make of their observation through their feelings (astonishment, initial misinterpretation of the phenomenon, considered a comet fragmentation, fatigue). This case is classified B, probable misidentification with the beam of a fixed searchlight.
Pas-de-Calais, France · 2010-07-20 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Pas-de-Calais, France
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