Nord, France · 2013-07-24 · from the GEIPAN archive
On July 24, 2013, around midnight, several people observe for a few seconds the silent movement of a luminous phenomenon in the sky. The observation of a long, very bright trail for a few seconds clearly suggests a bolide (entry into the atmosphere of a meteoroid, which becomes a meteorite if it reaches the ground). GEIPAN and other organizations (IMCCE, Ciel des hommes, BOAM) received many similar testimonies the previous night, that same night, and the following ones, proof that the Earth crosses, at this time of year, a region of space fairly dense with small bodies (meteor showers). Nevertheless, this specific event was not perfectly characterized. GEIPAN classifies this case as "B," as a probable observation of a bolide.
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