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Sighting in Angles, April 7, 2003

Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France

Sighting on April 7, 2003 in Angles (Vendée, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).

What happened

Around midnight, a witness saw a green light pass by briefly. It looked about as big as a very large star and was falling straight down. It vanished before reaching the ground.

After examining the case, GEIPAN classified it as B (probably identified): the witness most likely saw an object re-entering the atmosphere.

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

Date
April 7, 2003
Location
Angles · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
B

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.