UFO case file · UFO-42009
MARNAZ (74) 21.04.2015
MARNAZ (74), Rhône-Alpes, FR
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Case description
On 21 April 2015 at 21:30, a witness in Marnaz watched a light flashing in many colours for about 5 minutes, filming it before it disappeared. Follow-up with the witness established that it was above Mont-Saxonnex, to the southwest. The witness saw the phenomenon again 2 days later.
GEIPAN identifies Sirius setting, with strong twinkling. It describes this scintillation as an interaction of light with atmospheric particles, common for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. The case is classified A: observation of Sirius.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 21:30
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day