Sighting in Eybens, June 22, 2013
Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on June 22, 2013 in Eybens (Isère, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the International Space Station (ISS) (class B).
What happened
Two witnesses noticed a luminous phenomenon after 10:30 p.m. It crossed the sky in a straight line and made no sound, and they were surprised by it. It looked like a very bright point moving slowly across the sky.
The investigation compared this description with a pass of the International Space Station (ISS). According to the Calsky website, the ISS crossed the sky from 10:45 to 10:52 p.m., moving from west to south. Two discrepancies remain, however. The witness gave the time as "10:30, maybe later", which does not match the simulated time exactly. The witness also put the maximum elevation at 90°, whereas the simulation gives 17.5°. GEIPAN considers that the simulation parameters may be imprecise.
The case is classified B: it was probably a pass of the ISS, with some remaining uncertainty.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 22, 2013
- Location
- Eybens · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-06-08492
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.