Aveyron, France · 2016-02-17 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at around 6:20 p.m., a witness at their home sees through the window the N-S movement of a luminous point on a descending trajectory. The observation lasts 3 to 5 seconds. Only one testimony was collected. This is a fireball seen by many witnesses at the same time and in the south of France and listed by the IMO (International Meteor Organization). See the IMO website which lists more than 120 testimonies across different French regions. GEIPAN classifies this case as A: observation of a fireball.
What stood out: an orange orb
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On March 16, 1999, at around 8 p.m., a witness observed the very rapid passage of two aerial phenomena made up of a small orange ball and a ball of sparks. The trajectory of the two balls wa…
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On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 10:30 PM, several people observe the slow silent N-S movement of a glowing orange-colored ball, which disappears behind the clouds. Only one testimony is collect…
both described an orange orb · 67 km away
On May 8, 1989 at around 10:30 p.m., a man observed a very bright fireball rapidly crossing the atmosphere. This observation was confirmed by a police officer who was driving at the same tim…
both described an orange orb · 67 km away
On Saturday, May 9, 2015, at around 10:30 PM, a witness observed for 10 seconds the slow movement of an orange sphere in the night sky. The sphere lost intensity as it moved away. No other t…
both described an orange orb · 68 km away
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On July 17, 2013 at 11:58 PM, a witness observed from his window the passage in the clear sky of a fireball on a descending trajectory. The description of a "glowing object with white light …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On October 30, 2013 at 11:38 PM, a witness observed three luminous objects flying at the same altitude in silence and at high speed. The objects disappeared above the rooftops. The observati…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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