Douarnenez 1979, three witnesses and aerial phenomena

Summary

In January 1979, in the French town of Douarnenez, three witnesses reported unusual aerial phenomena in the same area. On January 24th, between 7 and 7:15 AM, one observer described an orange cigar-shaped object moving slowly from north to south. Suddenly, the object ascended vertically and disappeared at high speed, changing color in the process. No military naval-air maneuvers were reported at that time of year, making it difficult to identify the phenomenon. A few days later, on January 28th, at 22:15, two more people observed regular blue and white lights with a red point for one of them. The gendarmerie concluded that the lights came from the signal lights on the masts of a German cargo ship anchored in a bay, explaining this second observation. Despite these clues, the case remains intriguing due to the variety of testimonies and the lack of a clear explanation for the first event.