Sighting in Écueillé, October 21, 1982
Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on October 21, 1982 in Écueillé (Indre, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Around 6:45 p.m., three witnesses saw a very bright ball move across the sky at great speed for a few seconds. It was white at first and trailed a tail behind it, then it turned red before it vanished.
GEIPAN classified the case as B: the sighting has all the characteristics of an atmospheric re-entry, which is 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
- October 21, 1982
- Location
- Écueillé · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1982-10-00944
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.