Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud 1999, undated nocturnal lights

Summary

Between June and late August 1999, a witness reported repeated sightings of luminous objects in the night sky over Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud (Deux-Sèvres). The testimony did not reach GEIPAN until 2008 and lacked specific dates for each event, making cross-referencing with astronomical or air-traffic data impossible. Satellites, meteors or bright stars could account for the observations, but without precise information none of these hypotheses could be confirmed. The case was filed as insufficient data.