Sighting in Aiglemont, June 15, 2011
Ardennes, Grand Est, France
Sighting on June 15, 2011 in Aiglemont (Ardennes, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the International Space Station (ISS) (class B).
What happened
A witness saw a very bright white ball cross the sky in a straight line, without a sound, shortly after 11:30 pm. They could not explain what they had observed.
The investigation found that a pass of the International Space Station (ISS) had been visible from the town between 11:08 and 11:18 pm, moving from west to east. The witness had searched online and concluded that the ISS was not visible that evening, but those searches may have been inaccurate in hindsight. The time the witness gave also does not match the pass exactly.
GEIPAN nevertheless adopted the ISS hypothesis, because the trajectory and brightness described fit an ISS pass very well. The case is classified B: probably identified.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 15, 2011
- Location
- Aiglemont · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-06-02801
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.