Haute-Loire, France · 2012-03-01 · from the GEIPAN archive
On March 1, 2012 at around 7:05 PM, a witness observed the passage of a spherical and luminous object in the sky. The movement was straight at a constant speed with no change in direction. The described observation corresponds exactly to a pass of a "large" satellite. The International Space Station ISS was flying over France that evening from northwest to southeast from 7:00 PM to 7:03 PM. Despite the 2-minute gap between the testimony and the reconstructed pass (probably due to the inaccuracy of the witness's watch, or of the orbital model used for the reconstruction), the GEIPAN classifies this case "A": observation of the International Space Station ISS.
On April 13, 2012 at around 9:34 PM, a witness is intrigued by the silent passage of a luminous object in the sky that they do not recognize. Of low strangeness and good consistency despite …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On August 23, 2012 at 11:00 PM, a witness is intrigued by the presence of a particular luminous point in the sky. The witness then observes the slow horizontal movement of this yellow glow. …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
A witness, an amateur astronomer living near the Istres air base and experienced in observing many different types of aircraft, observed on August 7, 2012 at 10:25 PM the passage of a bright…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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