← Open UAP
GEIPANDecember 15, 1979GEIPAN Class D
Nantes, France — Phosphorescent orange cigar-shaped object
Summary
On December 15, 1979, around 2 AM, a witness observed a phosphorescent orange object from the third floor of their apartment. The object, shaped like a vertical cigar, moved silently from north to south before disappearing into the urban landscape. No other witnesses were reported for this unexplained phenomenon.
Source
View on GEIPAN — CNES →More from GEIPAN
- Valensole, France — UFO sighting by a farmer in lavender field
- Guebling, France — Three bright lights observed at low altitude
- Chabeuil, France — Bright orange object observed in the sky
- Fontvieille, France — Three red flashing lights observed
- Saint-Dizier, France — Military observation of a hovering object