Buxy, France — Spinning object observed at night
Summary
On May 8, 1980, around 9:15 PM, a witness, alerted by their frightened dog and barking neighborhood dogs, saw a peculiar object above a neighbor's house. The object resembled a large spinning top, moving in a North-South direction with a red-orange interior. Two other witnesses also noted that their television images were replaced by static during the sighting. This phenomenon remains unexplained.
Key highlights
Two witnesses reported seeing a spinning, luminous object in the sky.p.2
“observation d’un PAN par 2 habitantes de SAINT-GERMAIN-LES-BUXY”
Witness T2 noted that the object moved quickly and silently in the sky.p.3
“se déplaçait très vite et pas très haut”
The report concludes that the sighting was likely a misidentified aircraft contrail illuminated by the setting sun.p.15
“une méprise probable avec une courte traînée de condensation d’avion”
Outliers
The report mentions a nearby thunderstorm, which could explain some of the reported phenomena.p.14
“il y avait justement un orage proche le soir du 8 mai 1980”
Source
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