MARSEILLAN (34) 23.07.2012

On 23 July 2012 at 22:45, 2 witnesses on a beach in Marseillan made successive observations of 3 distinct phenomena that intrigued them. Both described them only briefly. No other accounts were obtained. GEIPAN rates the case as fairly high in strangeness but rather weak in evidential support: the 2 witnesses were not independent, and GEIPAN found it surprising that no others came forward when many people were still walking on the beach. The sighting was also very short. The investigation found no similarities with common explanations. The case is classified C for lack of corroboration.