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Witness typesAir France aircraft crew, captain, co-pilot, chief steward
Sensor typesvisual observation, air traffic control radar
Evidence typescrew testimony, official report, radar track
The case concerns an observation dated January 28, 1994, in the Île-de-France region and Seine-et-Marne department, with a page classification of D.
Claim #2849 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
28/01/1994
Region
Île-de-France
Department
Seine-et-Marne
Classification
D”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Case details
At 13:14 on January 28, 1994, the crew of an Air France Airbus A320-11 operating the Nice–London route observed a phenomenon they could not explain.
Claim #2850 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 28, 1994, at 13:14, the crew of an Air France Airbus A320-11 operating the Nice–London route observed a phenomenon they could not explain.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
The chief steward reported a phenomenon to the left of the aircraft that made him think of a weather balloon.
Claim #2851 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The chief steward, who was then present in the cockpit, reported to the captain a phenomenon to the left of the aircraft that made him think of a weather balloon.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
The captain and co-pilot described a brown or dark red disk that changed shape before suddenly disappearing.
Claim #2852 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The captain and the co-pilot, for their part, described observing a brown or dark red disk that changed shape before suddenly disappearing.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
The captain reported the observation to Reims air traffic control, which informed him that there was no air traffic in the area.
Claim #2853 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The captain reported it to Reims air traffic control, which informed him that there was no air traffic in the area.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
The Cinq-Mars-la-Pile radar recorded an unidentified track for 50 seconds that crossed flight AF3532’s trajectory, did not correspond to a filed flight plan, and disappeared simultaneously from the crew’s view and the radar screens.
Claim #2854 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This trace, recorded for 50 seconds, did cross the trajectory of flight AF3532, but did not correspond to any filed flight plan and disappeared simultaneously from the crew’s view and the radar screens.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
Three years later, while the case was being cited in the press, the witnesses filed an official report with the gendarmerie and SEPRA.
Claim #2855 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Three years later, while the case was being cited in the press, the witnesses gave their accounts by filing an official report with the gendarmerie and SEPRA (Service for the Study of Rare Aerospace Phenomena at CNES).”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
Investigators remained cautious about the correlation between the radar signature and the reported phenomenon.
Claim #2856 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The investigators remained cautious regarding the correlation between the radar signature and the phenomenon.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
In 2012, Météo-France was asked to verify whether a radiosonde had been observed; the source states that a radiosonde crossed the aircraft’s trajectory one hour before the observation.
Claim #2857 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“In 2012, a new verification was requested from Météo-France to study the hypothesis that a radiosonde had been observed (see attached document). A radiosonde did indeed cross the aircraft’s trajectory, but one hour before the observation.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
The source states that, at the time of the observation, the radiosonde would have been descending far to the southeast after bursting.
Claim #2858 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“At the time of the observation, the balloon, having burst, would have been descending far to the southeast of the aircraft.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0001]] Description
The case is described as unexplained, with consistent testimonies, while two unsubstantiated hypotheses remain: an unknown atmospheric-optics phenomenon or a flexible object flying with the winds.
Claim #2859 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Two hypotheses may, strictly speaking, still be considered, but cannot be substantiated: a phenomenon of atmospheric optics that is still unknown, or a flexible object (e.g., a balloon envelope) flying with the winds.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0003]] Case description
The case is classified D1 as an unexplained case of medium consistency with pronounced strangeness.
Claim #2860 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified D1: an unexplained case of medium consistency with a pronounced strangeness.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0003]] Case description
The source states that delayed testimonies, the absence of the steward’s testimony, and the radar trace’s inconsistency with the observed object diminish the case’s consistency.
Claim #2861 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The delayed testimonies, the absence of the steward’s testimony, and the radar trace’s inconsistency with the observed object diminish the consistency of the case.”
Source: “AF3532” [AERO AFR] COULOMMIERS (77) 28.01.1994
// [[T0003]] Case description
