Sighting in Castres-Gironde, November 26, 2009
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on November 26, 2009 in Castres-Gironde (Gironde, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the International Space Station (ISS) (class B).
What happened
In the early evening, the witness noticed two large bright points moving across the sky, one behind the other. The sighting lasted six to seven minutes. The witness was struck by how unusually bright they were. They saw no flashing lights and heard no noise while the points passed. Both moved slowly and at a steady speed.
No other account of a similar sighting was collected. After checking, GEIPAN considered it very likely that the witness had seen the International Space Station followed by the space shuttle Atlantis during mission STS-129. The case was 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
- November 26, 2009
- Location
- Castres-Gironde · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-11-02511
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.