UFO case file · UFO-41492
BOURGOIN-JALLIEU (38) 24.08.2012
BOURGOIN-JALLIEU (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR
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Case description
On 24 August 2012 at 23:45, a witness observed an oval point of light moving in circles in a cloudy sky for at least 30 minutes.
The source describes the occasion as a Saturday evening. The sighting suggested a searchlight used for nightclub entertainment, although a nightclub in Bourgoin-Jallieu said it did not use such equipment. GEIPAN also considered the use of such systems only 20 km from Lyon Satolas Airport surprising. Despite these reservations, portable searchlights of this type were available for hire and could be seen from more than 10 km away, so this remained the favored explanation. GEIPAN classified the case B as a probable entertainment light display.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 23:45
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day