Zigzagging light points over Noyon

Summary

In 2014, a witness described a 1986 sighting in Noyon in which luminous points crossed the sky from north to south over 12 minutes. The exact date was unspecified; 8 August was assumed. The description initially fits artificial satellites, common at the time, but the zigzag trajectory reported does not match. Investigators attributed it to the autokinetic illusion, a perceptual effect common during prolonged night-sky observation. The impression of high speed was explained by the satellite entering Earth's shadow. Without a precise date, GEIPAN could not verify which satellite was involved and classified the case as C.