Sighting in Eysines, January 13, 2010
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on January 13, 2010 in Eysines (Gironde, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the atmospheric re-entry of a space object (rocket stage, debris) (class A).
What happened
A motorist noticed an extremely bright light in the sky that held their attention for about 6 to 7 seconds. It was a fireball moving very fast from the southwest toward the north, and it vanished at the horizon. Another witness later wrote about the same event on a website.
The Réseau Français d'Observation des Météores had recorded the atmospheric entry of a bolide, or meteor, that day at 17:35 universal time, which is 18:35 French time. It was particularly visible in the Gironde department. GEIPAN concluded that the sighting matched this atmospheric entry and classified the case as A, meaning 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
- January 13, 2010
- Location
- Eysines · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-01-02520
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