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Witness typeswitness, witness's mother
Sensor typesradar
Evidence typeswitness reports, official GEIPAN investigation, radar non-detection
The observation date was 2012-11-22.
Claim #17247 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
22/11/2012”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] case details
The case is classified as B.
Claim #17248 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification
B”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] case details
The case summary describes bright, stationary light observations followed by movement and assesses them as very likely observations of an aircraft seen head-on approaching Le Havre-Octeville Airport.
Claim #17249 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observations of a bright, stationary light in the sky, followed by movement: very likely observations of an aircraft seen head-on, approaching Le Havre-Octeville Airport.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Summary
At around 9:15 p.m. on November 22, 2012, a witness reported a bright, stationary light in an overcast sky.
Claim #17250 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On November 22, 2012, at around 9:15 p.m., a witness was intrigued by the presence of a bright, stationary light in the overcast sky.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Description
At around 9:24 p.m., the witness reported that the light moved slowly and horizontally toward Fontenay.
Claim #17251 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Then, at around 9:24 p.m., he noticed that the light was moving slowly and horizontally toward Fontenay.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness's mother also saw the stationary light, described as being like a spotlight, but did not see any flashing light.
Claim #17252 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness's mother also saw the stationary light, “like a spotlight,” but did not see any flashing light.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Description
The light disappeared behind the roofs of houses, and no other testimony was collected.
Claim #17253 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The light disappeared behind the roofs of houses. No other testimony was collected.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Description
The gendarmerie conducted an extensive inquiry with military air traffic control, nearby police stations, Octeville Airport, and METEOFRANCE.
Claim #17254 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The gendarmerie conducted an extensive inquiry with military air traffic control, the nearby police stations, Octeville Airport, METEOFRANCE…”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Description
The inquiry opted for the possibility that an aircraft coming from Lyon was landing at Le Havre-Octeville, approaching the runway from the northeast and three-quarters head-on into the southerly wind.
Claim #17255 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“and opted for the possibility that an aircraft coming from Lyon was landing at Le Havre-Octeville, approaching the runway from the northeast, three-quarters head-on into the southerly wind.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0001]] Description
Radar traces did not record the aircraft, but the traces covered an area of less than 10 km west of Montivilliers.
Claim #17256 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The radar traces nevertheless do not record this aircraft, but these traces cover only an area of less than 10 km west of Montivilliers;”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0002]] explanation
The source explains that the aircraft would have passed through the LHO aeronautical waypoint at Mannevillette and around the selected radar-trace area.
Claim #17257 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“the aircraft coming from the southeast had to pass through the LHO aeronautical waypoint, located at Mannevillette”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0002]] explanation
The source states that an aircraft seen head-on at low altitude can be visible from 20 km away, or even 30 km or more depending on weather conditions, and can appear as a single point of light.
Claim #17258 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“An aircraft seen head-on at low altitude is visible from 20 km away, or even 30 km and more depending on the weather conditions; it appears as a single point of light”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0002]] explanation
Horizontal visibility of 60 km was recorded that day despite heavy cloud cover.
Claim #17259 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“That day, horizontal visibility of 60 km was recorded, despite the heavy cloud cover;”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0002]] explanation
The source states that the weather conditions may explain why witnesses did not usually notice the scheduled airliner and that the pilot may have chosen a particular route or altitude that day.
Claim #17260 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“These rare weather conditions may explain why the witnesses do not usually notice this scheduled airliner. It is also possible that the pilot chose a particular route or altitude that day.”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0002]] explanation
GEIPAN classifies the case as B and describes the observation as very likely an aircraft seen head-on approaching Le Havre-Octeville Airport.
Claim #17261 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: observation”
Source: MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012
// [[T0002]] classification statement
