{"type":"events","slug":"1981-trans-en-provence-case","title":"Trans-en-Provence Case","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1981-trans-en-provence-case","description":"A farmer in France saw a saucer land in his field leaving scorched soil analyzed by police","date":"1981-01-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Landing"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"lat":43.54,"lng":6.41,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Saucer on the farm\n\nRenato Nicolai heard a whistling sound near his garden and watched a circular craft descend. It quickly rose and vanished, leaving two burnt marks on the ground.[^1][^2]\n\n## Official investigation\n\nFrance's GEPAN collected soil and plant samples that showed mechanical pressure and heat effects. Skeptics suggested a military vehicle test, but the case is still listed as unexplained in official French records.[^3][^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: [GEIPAN case: TRANS-EN-PROVENCE (83) 08.01.1981](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/node/48918)\n[^2]: [GEIPAN testimony detail: TRANS-EN-PROVENCE (83) 08.01.1981](https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/node/48917)\n[^3]: [GEPAN Technical Note 16: Analyse d'une trace](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Note%20techn16-R.pdf)\n[^4]: [Ufologie Patrick Gross: about the Trans-en-Provence case](https://www.ufologie.patrickgross.org/ufology/transtrace01.htm)\n[^5]: [GEIPAN gendarmerie report PV No. 28](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/PV%20n%C2%B028%20%281981308305%29.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1981-trans-en-provence-case","title":"Trans-en-Provence Case","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1981-trans-en-provence-case","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["A farmer in France"]}