Neuves-Maisons 1971, A child and a mysterious object

Summary

In November 1971, a six-and-a-half-year-old boy reported seeing a circular object in the sky, described as a "saucer" with two rows of portholes. The object moved in a straight line at low altitude and in complete silence, which intrigued the young witness. Although he tried to follow it, he lost sight of it at a crossroads. Despite the detailed nature of the testimony, the child's age and the 45-year delay in reporting make it difficult to verify the account's accuracy.

Investigations failed to find a lost balloon matching the described characteristics—such as color, size, or portholes—making that explanation uncertain. The object's color change at the end of the observation also weakens the balloon hypothesis. Due to the lack of reliable information and the delayed testimony, the GEIPAN classified the case as "C": an unverifiable late report with insufficient data to confirm the strange nature of the observation.