Sighting in Annonay, December 1, 2004
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on December 1, 2004 in Annonay (Ardèche, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 7:30 p.m., a witness noticed a very bright white ball in the sky, moving downward at very high speed. Just before reaching the ground, it turned into a small red dot and then vanished. A second witness, an off-duty soldier, also saw the phenomenon and thought it looked like a flare.
GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): the witnesses most likely saw an atmospheric re-entry.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 1, 2004
- Location
- Annonay · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2004-12-01633
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.