Sighting in Lambesc, January 26, 1983
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on January 26, 1983 in Lambesc (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a meteor or fireball (class B).
What happened
Several witnesses in the Bouches-du-Rhône département noticed, early in the morning between 6:55 and 7:08, a bright white ball moving horizontally across the sky. A colored trail followed it. The observers said the object travelled at very high speed and made no noise at all. Each sighting was short, lasting between 4 and 45 seconds, and the phenomenon eventually vanished into the landscape.
GEIPAN could not gather any further information about the case. What is known matches an atmospheric re-entry, which is the probable explanation. The case is therefore classified B, probably 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 26, 1983
- Location
- Lambesc · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1983-01-00959
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.