Corrèze, France · 2011-03-23 · from the GEIPAN archive
A witness reports a very brief observation of a very bright white ball seeming to come toward them and disappearing while going back up into the sky. No particular noise was heard. No other testimony was collected. The description of the phenomenon suggests a reflection of the sun on an Iridium satellite (see /index.php?id=299). Geipan classifies this case "B": probable observation of an Iridium flash.
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