UFO case file · UFO-41380
MONTAGNE (LA) (44) 09.01.2012
MONTAGNE (LA) (44), Pays de la Loire, FR
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On Monday 9 January 2012 at 07:02, a driver in La Montagne (44) saw 2 luminous concentric circles, each formed from separated rounded elements, moving against clouds. He watched over nearly 1 km of travel. After 2 minutes, reaching an expressway, he could no longer see them. No other account was collected. The source summary calls the circles cylindrical, while the narrative describes them as concentric.
GEIPAN finds their near-exact resemblance to certain light-show projectors strongly indicative; see the investigation notes. Monday morning is an unusual time, and apparently no nightclub is nearby, but rented equipment could have been undergoing a test. The source cites the comparable video “Wedding Searchlight Hire Nottingham.” GEIPAN classifies the case B: probable display from a rotating-beam sky tracer.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 07:02
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day