Incident · 15 October 2004 · Near Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (in flight)
Mirage IV patrol briefly followed by an unknown aircraft near Nancy
Also known as Nancy 2004, Mirage patrol UFO
A brief military aviation case from GEIPAN’s files: in October 2004 the crews of a French Air Force Mirage IV patrol saw an aircraft close behind one of them for 15 to 20 seconds, which then vanished; the controllers had nothing on radar. GEIPAN’s file is short and the case remains unexplained.
Source: GEIPAN (CNES), case 2004-10-01631, classified D (unexplained)
Facts and claims
- documented On 15 October 2004 the leader of a patrol of Mirage IV aircraft was alerted by a wingman who reported being “suivi” (followed) by an aircraft in his five o’clock; the leader also saw the point, which disappeared after 15 to 20 seconds. Source: cnes-geipan.fr (archived)
- documented The leader concluded it was a passing fighter-type aircraft, but the ground controllers had no trace of it on radar; GEIPAN records the event as unexplained (D). Source: cnes-geipan.fr (archived)
Connected files
Organizations
- GEIPAN (CNES, France) (investigated by)
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