Sighting in La Vergenne, June 2, 2010
Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on June 2, 2010 in La Vergenne (Haute-Saône, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the atmospheric re-entry of a space object (rocket stage, debris) (class B).
What happened
Between about 8:30 and 8:45 pm, a witness caught sight of a luminous object for a very brief moment, one to two seconds. It was egg-shaped and a pale, fluorescent green. It came from the south and sped toward the north-northeast in a straight line at high speed. The witness heard no sound and saw no trail behind it.
The investigation noted that the shape resembled a comet, and that the pale fluorescent green color, together with the brevity and speed of the event, fits what would be expected of an atmospheric re-entry. The GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B, a probable atmospheric re-entry of a meteor.
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 2, 2010
- Location
- La Vergenne · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-06-02600
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.