MONTCRESSON (45) 19.08.2012

On 19 August 2012, a witness in Montcresson was intrigued by the sudden appearance of a colored luminous phenomenon in the sky. The source gives 01:10 in the questionnaire and 01:21 in the email. No other account was obtained. GEIPAN rates the case as moderately unusual but weakly supported: there is a single witness, a brief and contradictory account, a short observation and excessive interpretation. The evidence is too incomplete for identification. It is unclear whether the object was near the horizon or high in the sky. The timing of the observation's phases is also uncertain: they are variously described as lasting several minutes or being only a few seconds apart. The investigation report therefore finds the description too incomplete for proper analysis. GEIPAN classifies the case as C: insufficient information and corroboration.