An account in Dordogne, France

On March 15, 2009 at around 10:15 PM, a witness is intrigued by the sight of a very bright ionized circle motionless above the ridge of the roof of his house. This object disappears after a rapid reduction. No noise is heard during this observation of about 4 seconds. No other testimony or festive activity in the town has been reported. It is noted that the planet Saturn is very close to the indicated direction, and that it was particularly bright at that period (magnitude 0.64, that is, slightly brighter than the stars of the Big Dipper). However, the witness describes a disk, whereas Saturn appears point-like to the naked eye, for a witness who has very good eyesight. The disappearance also raises questions, but one can see in the photo of the observation site that there is a tree between the observer and the sky, a movement of the witness or of a branch could have created an occultation of the planet. These two questions mean that this case is classified as C.