Firework rockets mistaken for an aerial phenomenon in La Garenne-Colombes

Summary

Over two nights in July 1979, between 21:30 and midnight, several residents of La Garenne-Colombes heard sharp, brief noises that caused alarm. Some reported unusual lights in the sky, fuelling rumours of unexplained phenomena. Police investigated and traced the sounds to whistling rockets launched illegally from a nearby garden. Classified A by GEIPAN, the case was resolved with an entirely conventional explanation.