Luminous craft taking off behind a church in Pont-Audemer

Summary

At 4:15 AM on September 23, 1980, two people returning from work in Pont-Audemer watched an object take off from behind the village church. As it climbed rapidly, it emitted luminous beams that dazzled the witnesses. One of them saw it again shortly after, hovering over a nearby forest. There were no other testimonies, and no evidence was collected around the church. The case was classified as C: no conventional explanation found, but no supporting evidence either.