AnomalyOn August 31, 2013 at around 11:30 PM, a witness observed from their doorstep a very bright white point among the stars. During the observation, the witness noted that the light intensity varied (increasing then decreasing) and that the object moved in a straight upward line until it disappeared from view. Only one testimony was collected. Of low strangeness and medium consistency (single witness but fairly precise testimony), this case turned out to be the observation of a rare but perfectly known astronautical phenomenon: a reflection of the sun on the Iridium 95 satellite, called a flash or flare (see the investigation note and Iridium satellite flashes?). This case is classified as A, misidentification with an Iridium 95 satellite flash.
Seine-Maritime, France · 2013-08-31 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Seine-Maritime, France
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