AnomalyThis observation case is one of those classified as "C" in 2008 by GEIPAN: it was subject to a new review. (see the document: Investigation Notes). On July 4, 1979 at 2 a.m., a person returning home spots a large mass of orange-red color shaped like a shell. The frightened witness goes inside and observes the phenomenon for 2 minutes: no sound is heard. This mass will disappear into the landscape. No other testimony will be collected on this phenomenon. The described phenomenon presents many common characteristics (observation duration, shape, size, color) with a perfectly known astronomical object: the Moon at setting. Moreover, the Moon was indeed present in the area of sky observed. It is not the witness's visual perception that is in question, but the interpretation the witness makes of their observation through their feelings (fatigue, fear). In GEIPAN's current classification, this case of low strangeness is classified as UAP A, observation linked to a misidentification with the Moon.
Ari�ge, France · 1979-07-04 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Ari�ge, France
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