France, France · 2012-09-20 · from the GEIPAN archive
An orange orb in France, France
Several testimonies from pilots in flight and one ground witness describe the slow passage of a luminous phenomenon in the sky around midnight on the night of September 21 to 22, 2012.
A single observation report, sent by the CRNA EST of Reims, records the 4 pilot testimonies: all indicate direct observations in clear sky of a luminous phenomenon, no onboard radar echo, and no anomaly in the operation of flight instruments. One of the pilots specifies having seen a blue light.
The ground witness describes a fluorescent green ball with a trail following a descending trajectory.
This phenomenon, observed in the North of France by 4 pilots in flight and one ground witness in Laon, was also massively observed from England, as moving from East to West, and more slowly than usual fireballs.
Jérémie Vaubaillon, meteor specialist at the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation, was consulted on this case: "We have strong reasons to think this object is very interesting. It could be a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth." Given the viewing angle toward the North that the pilots had and that this type of phenomenon occurs between 100 and 60 km of altitude, it is indeed the same phenomenon that was observed by the 4 pilots, the witness in Laon, and the witnesses in England.
GEIPAN classifies this case 'A': observation of fireball: meteoroid re-entry.
GEIPAN continues to publish all of its archives on its public website www.geipan.fr. Among its publications are old cases classified at the time (A, B, C or D) which are now being re-examine…
GEIPAN continues to publish all of its archives on its public website www.geipan.fr. Among its publications are old cases classified at the time (A, B, C or D) which are now being re-examine…
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