Bright sphere reclassified as Venus in Coulonges-Cohan

Summary

In January 1979, two witnesses in the Aisne region observed a bright sphere, larger than the stars, moving silently from east to south. The main testimony provided few details, though investigators did not question its credibility. In 2008, GEIPAN reclassified the case as PAN B due to its similarity to Venus: the object's description matched the planet's characteristics, visible in the observed area. The imprecision of the report and the absence of other testimonies delayed an earlier identification.