UFO observed in France in 1980

Summary

In March 1980, four witnesses in Saint-Paul-Aux-Bois (France) observed a luminous object whose intensity and color varied. Three of them saw it moving along a descending trajectory, while the fourth perceived it as stationary. The gendarmes arrived on the scene but found nothing unusual in the starry sky. Although the case was initially classified as type B, the GEIPAN re-examined it and concluded it was likely Venus at sunset. The witnesses were not lying, but their interpretation was influenced by factors like fatigue or surprise. This case is an example of how natural phenomena can be misinterpreted as unidentified objects.