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Sighting record / 1981

The Vaucresson police officers' rotating "plate"

January 1, 1981 · Near Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
24Thinly documented UAP Disc / saucer 9 sources

New Year's Day, 1981. Evening, near Vaucresson, in the western suburbs of Paris. Two police officers notice a yellow-orange glow shimmering between 100 and 150 metres up. They watch it move. Then they see the shape behind the light. A circular craft, spinning on itself. It glides at a slow, steady pace, without any noise, and seems to begin a descent. Flashing lights play across it. A short trail follows behind. About a minute later, the landscape hides it from view. France's official UFO office, GEIPAN, classed the sighting D. Unexplained. It remains the only unexplained case on file in the Hauts-de-Seine.

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Context

Vaucresson is a quiet commune in the Hauts-de-Seine, about 13.9 km from central Paris. It is a place of abundant parkland. Of its 308 hectares, 22 are classed as natural zones.

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