ATHIS-MONS (91) 24.08.1979

A report dated 20 October 2012 concerned a sighting in Athis-Mons (91) on 24 August 1979 at about midnight. A witness described a silver or aluminum-colored craft hovering silently above electrical cables in an urban area while spinning like a top. The source summary also places it above streetlamps. No other account was collected. A university psychologist's detailed analysis found several inconsistencies and did not support treating every detail as directly experienced. The assessment instead favored a mixture of actual events, imagined details and material from other accounts, potentially blended in memory over more than 30 years. The source also notes adolescence as a period when false memories can form. GEIPAN judged that an investigation after 30 years would not produce reliable information and classified the case C for lack of reliable evidence and corroboration.