Sighting in France, November 8, 1978
Sighting on November 8, 1978, exact location not given (France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the atmospheric re-entry of a space object (rocket stage, debris) (class B).
What happened
In the early morning, several witnesses in different départements saw a luminous phenomenon move quickly across the sky. According to their accounts, the object left a colored trail behind it and followed a downward path.
Searches were carried out at the places where the object was thought to have come down, but no trace was found on the ground. The GEIPAN classified the case as B: the witnesses most likely saw an atmospheric re-entry.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- November 8, 1978
- Location
- France · country only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1978-11-00565
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.