Sighting in Charny-sur-Meuse, August 15, 2007
Meuse, Grand Est, France
Sighting on August 15, 2007 in Charny-sur-Meuse (Meuse, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
During the night, between 11:25 and 11:45 p.m., a witness noticed an unusual phenomenon in a clear sky. A dark metallic-grey object, surrounded by an orange halo and trailing streaks behind it, was crossing the sky. It moved from east to north-west for about six seconds, then vanished abruptly. The witness heard no sound.
The GEIPAN classified the case as B, probably identified: the description and the duration match what can be seen during an atmospheric re-entry, which was retained as the probable explanation.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 15, 2007
- Location
- Charny-sur-Meuse · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2007-08-01783
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.