Sighting in Cheillé, February 8, 2004
Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on February 8, 2004 in Cheillé (Indre-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Shortly before 7 p.m., a witness saw a glowing, incandescent red object fall rapidly. The source gives no details on the duration, the trajectory, the apparent size or the weather, and it mentions no other witnesses and no physical evidence.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this was probably a meteoroid entering the atmosphere. The case was classified B, meaning 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
- February 8, 2004
- Location
- Cheillé · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2004-02-01618
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.