Luminous crescent chased by car near Auvers

Summary

Around 10 PM on an August night in 1980, two witnesses in Auvers spotted a large crescent-shaped object projecting intense beams of light. They drove toward it, but the object seemed to move quickly, always staying ahead. Unsettled, they turned back; the phenomenon stopped and vanished without a trace.

Originally classified as D, the case was later reviewed. Investigators concluded the object was most likely the setting Moon, misidentified due to the witnesses' emotional state. The description's precision and the observers' credibility were deemed consistent with this explanation.