Seine-Maritime, France · 1981-04-07 · from the GEIPAN archive
On April 7, 1981 at around 8 p.m., witnesses observed a fireball at an altitude of about 4,000 meters. It was followed by a colored trail and then seemed to fall in the surrounding area. No other testimony was collected. These people, based on their descriptions of the phenomenon, were probably witnesses to an atmospheric reentry.
What stood out: an orange orb
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