Haute-Savoie, France · 2012-12-17 · from the GEIPAN archive
An orange orb in Haute-Savoie, France
On December 17, 2012 at 11:30 PM, a witness suddenly sees from his home the sky light up in a deep blue for 3 seconds.
This testimony is very brief; the witness only saw a powerful glow indirectly. The color and duration of the phenomenon are compatible with a fireball (atmospheric entry of a meteoroid (meteorite)) likely linked to the Geminid meteor shower, which was particularly notable this year (see http://clubregulus.free.fr/geminides.html).
One could also think of a flash of electrical origin (electric welding unit, major short circuit on a power line), however the witness does not report the usual flickering of electrical flashes but a complete illumination of the sky (which was overcast), which corresponds well to a high-altitude phenomenon.
This case is classified "B": probable observation of a fireball.
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On October 24, 2012 at 7:50 PM, a female driver's attention was drawn by the rapid passage of a luminous phenomenon in the sky. The witness describes a bright white light that, on a descendi…
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On Saturday, September 29, 2012, two witnesses observe in the night sky the silent passage of thirty to forty luminous red-orange spheres. They appear spaced at a regular frequency and move …
both described an orange orb
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