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Witness typesOne witness
Sensor typesBinocular observation
Evidence typesWitness testimony, Official GEIPAN investigation, Radar-data review
The case observation date was 2020-07-20, and the observation occurred in Metz, in the Lorraine region and Moselle department.
Claim #7905 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
20/07/2020
Region
Lorraine
Department
Moselle”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0001]] Case details
The case page lists the phenomenon type as ISS and the overall classification as B.
Claim #7906 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification
B
Update date
31/03/2026
Phenomenon type
ISS”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0001]] Case details
A witness in Metz reported seeing several colored lights forming a V, which disappeared and later reappeared as a white light.
Claim #7907 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation in two phases of the passage of several colored lights forming a V, lost from view and then reappearing as a white light in the night sky”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0001]] Summary
The witness noticed the phenomenon at around 11:35 p.m. while outdoors observing Comet Neowise with binoculars.
Claim #7908 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On July 20, 2020, at around 11:35 p.m., a witness outdoors in METZ (57) to observe Comet Neowise with binoculars noticed”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0001]] Description
The observation was silent, lasted between 45 seconds and one minute, and ended when the phenomenon disappeared toward the east behind treetops.
Claim #7909 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The observation, which was completely silent, lasted between 45 seconds and one minute before the phenomenon disappeared toward the east behind the treetops.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0002]] Description continuation
Only one testimony was collected for the case.
Claim #7910 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one testimony was collected.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0002]] Description continuation
GEIPAN divided the observation into two phases because the two sequences were distinct and occurred with spatial and temporal concurrence.
Claim #7911 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“These two distinct sequences led to the analysis being divided into two phases.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0002]] Investigation summary
The CAPCODA map showed no radar trace of an aircraft that could be identified with the UAP.
Claim #7915 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Although the CAPCODA* map reveals no radar trace of an aircraft that could be identified with the UAP”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0002]] Phase 1 analysis
For phase 2, the investigation found that the ISS was traveling along the trajectory described for the phenomenon at the relevant time.
Claim #7918 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Regarding phase 2, the data obtained during the investigation confirm that the International Space Station (ISS) was traveling that evening along the trajectory described for the phenomenon.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0004]] Phase 2 analysis
The appearance, timing, duration, and absence of perceived noise were identified as converging elements supporting the ISS identification.
Claim #7919 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The overall appearance, timing, observation duration, and total absence of any perceived noise constitute converging elements in favor of this identification.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0004]] Phase 2 analysis
The reported flashes, glare through binoculars, and vaporous appearance did not fit the ISS hypothesis, although the investigation could not determine whether binocular use intensified those perceptions.
Claim #7920 // UNRESOLVED // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The mention of flashes and glare following observation through binoculars, and the vaporous appearance around the UAP, do not fit this hypothesis, although we were unable to assess with certainty whether the conditions under which the binoculars were used could have intensified these perceptions.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0004]] Phase 2 analysis
The investigation did not resolve the strangeness of phase 1 by comparison with a known phenomenon, while a more consolidated hypothesis fit phase 2 better.
Claim #7921 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“the investigative work did not make it possible to reduce the strangeness perceived by the witness by comparing the observation with a known phenomenon for the first phase, whereas a more consolidated hypothesis fits the second phase better.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0004]] Investigation conclusion
GEIPAN classified phase 1 as D, an unidentified phenomenon after investigation, and phase 2 as B, a probable observation of the ISS.
Claim #7922 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“the observation as “D,” an unidentified phenomenon after investigation,
and phase 2 as “B,” probable observation of the ISS.”
Source: METZ (57) 20.07.2020
// [[T0005]] Final classification
