Three luminous figures on a hillside in Saint-Paul, Réunion

Summary

On the night of August 17, 1980, two people driving near Saint-Paul on Réunion Island caught three motionless human-shaped figures in their headlights on a hill near the ocean. The figures were about two meters tall, stocky, and had oval orange shapes on their heads. No sound was heard. The next day, one witness saw an intense blue light in the same direction.

The gendarmerie, notified late, found no evidence at the site. The most plausible hypothesis points to divers on the beach, though no abandoned vehicle was found. The frightened witnesses did not stop to investigate. GEIPAN classified the case as C, noting the absence of aerial elements relevant to their analysis.