Haute-Savoie, France · 2011-06-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
On June 13, 2011 after 11 p.m., a witness observed from their home the rapid movement of a bright point in the sky. This point moved along a downward trajectory, lost intensity, then disappeared behind a cloud. No particular noise was heard during this observation. The pass file for the International Space Station as well as its ground track are consistent with the witness's observation. The ATV2 vehicle was docked to the station at that date, and the magnitude for this pass was -3.5, that is, very bright and visible to the naked eye. Since the witness did not see the beginning of the pass at the station's zenith, they interpreted the end of the pass as a "descent." This case is classified as A, as the observation of the ISS.
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