Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines 1985, flashes and lights in Morbihan

Summary

On a May 1985 night a group of witnesses in Morbihan reported a sequence of luminous phenomena. They first saw coloured flashes in the sky; later, on their way home, they observed two luminous points moving at variable speed and finally a red rectangular object atop a hill. No similar reports came from the area. GEIPAN reviewed the case and concluded the initial flashes were most likely storm lightning. The later observations could not be clearly explained due to a lack of precise details. Investigators believed the first experience created an expectation that predisposed the witnesses to interpret subsequent phenomena as anomalous. The case received a dual classification: B for the lightning and C for the remaining phenomena.