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Webmaster P. Gross. This page last modified September 10, 2002
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| Date: | Saturday, September 22, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 05:15 P.M. |
| Duration: | 24 minutes |
| Department: | France (06) |
| Location: | Beach of Boca, near Cannes-Mandelieu |
| Number of witness: | 1, mentionnin about 10 other witnesses |
| Number of objects: | 1 |
| Shape of object: | Lunar crescent shape |
| Other objects: | No |
| Sound: | None |
| Color: | black color with metalic reflections |
| Flashes, rays: | No |
| Color of flashes, rays: | N/A |
| Contrail, exhaust, ejection: | No |
| Color of contrail, exhaust, ejection: | N/A |
| Moon visible: | |
| Clouds: | Clear, scattered clouds, cloud base at 05:15 P.M.: 4900 ft |
| Rain: | Temperature 25°C |
| Wind: | Wind from 132°, 7 knots |
"At 05:15 P.M., an object with the shape of the lunar crescent, black color with metalic reflections, appeared at the vertical of the beach of Bocca, on the level of the Cabanon #31 "l’entrecôte," at 2 minutes of Cannes (06), France. Completely silent, it moved slowly, without any oscillation, with a rectilinear trajectory, towards 270°, full West. Altitude of "object" was aproximately 4.500 feet and it moved at a constant speed estimated at approximately 100 kts. Ten witnesses saw this "object" at the same time, crossing the sky for an overall observation duration of 24 minutes, from 05:15 P.M. to 05:39 P.M. Then, it disappeared completely from our sight, passing away after this period of sighting at the limit of our ocular vision."
X, aeronautical consultant at the Cannes-Mandelieu Airport, France, flight instructor (more than 12 000 hours), very experimented amateur astronomer communicated the above report which he intends to submit officially to the authorities on September 23, 2002.
The observation took place on September 22, 2002, between 05:15 P.M. and 05:39 P.M. French standard time, at the beach of Cannes Bocca at 2 minutes of the Cannes-Mandelieu airport.
Name, telephone, postal address and email address communicated, retained from publication by FFU Committee.
Additional witness please contact pgrsel@aol.com, FFU Committee, who will forward.