Sighting in Cergy, December 27, 1997
Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on December 27, 1997 in Cergy (Val-d'Oise, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
A motorist saw a flaming object fall at high speed at around 7:45 in the morning, in late December. The phenomenon made no sound and lasted only about three seconds. The object was blue and yellow. A second witness reported having seen the same thing.
After examining the description given by the two witnesses, GEIPAN settled on the hypothesis of an atmospheric re-entry. The case was classified B, meaning probably identified: a probable observation of 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 27, 1997
- Location
- Cergy · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1997-12-01494
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.