AnomalyOn August 13, 2013 at around 8 p.m., a witness spots a bright point in the sky moving in a straight-line trajectory. The speed is low and the magnitude is constant. The object begins to shine with high intensity. Of average strangeness, but of sufficient consistency (numerous coherent and precise details making the case credible), this case turns out to be a classic misidentification with a satellite reflection-type phenomenon. Further research made it possible to identify the satellite most likely responsible for this misidentification: the Russian military satellite COSMOS 2268, a Strela-3 type, out of control. After research, the witness himself also validated and confirmed this hypothesis. This case is classified as A: satellite reflection phenomenon, involving the former satellite Cosmos 2268.
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France · 2013-08-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
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