La Réunion, France · 2009-03-21 · from the GEIPAN archive
On the evening of March 21, 2009, in a clear and cloudless sky, a witness is photographed. When viewing the digital photo, the witness is intrigued by a white spot in the sky on the photograph. Because there was no direct observation at the time the photo was taken, the favored hypothesis is the passage of an insect, or even a small bird, close to the subject at the moment the photo was taken with flash. The insect would have been violently illuminated by the flash. This case is classified as "B": probable passage of an insect within the camera's field of view.
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