Disc with orbiting satellites seen through a telescope in Nantes

Summary

One evening in October 1969, three people in Nantes noticed a bright object in the sky. One witness examined it through a high-powered telescope and described a disc orbited by two smaller satellites. The observation lasted about twenty minutes; when they looked again, the object was gone. The initial bright point may have been a bright star or a sounding balloon, and the apparent satellites could be explained by optical defects that sometimes produce ghost images in telescopes. The witness insisted the equipment was high quality, having previously used it to observe Jupiter's moons. Nevertheless, the passage of time and lack of additional testimony make verification impossible, and GEIPAN classified the case as C.