Alpes-Maritimes, France · 2009-01-03 · from the GEIPAN archive
On January 3, 2009 at 8:10 PM, a motorist and his passenger observed the rapid fall of a very bright yellow luminous point with no trail behind the phenomenon. It quickly disappeared behind a hill. No particular noise was heard. One possible hypothesis would be the observation of an atmospheric re-entry, but in the absence of more detailed information (particularly regarding the request for a police report), this observation lacks information to allow an investigation. The case is classified "C".
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