Sighting in Bolide — Choisey, November 3, 2000
Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on November 3, 2000 in Bolide — Choisey (Jura, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a meteor or fireball (class A).
What happened
At 19:25 UTC on 3 November, the crews of two airliners, one headed for Paris and the other departing from it, saw a green luminous phenomenon. A fire-coloured trail followed it as it moved along a descending path.
After investigation, GEIPAN classified the case as A (identified): what both crews had seen was a bolide 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
- November 3, 2000
- Location
- Bolide — Choisey · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2000-11-01559
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.