Sighting in Le Havre, November 26, 2011

At 4:53 a.m., a witness noticed a point of light crossing the sky and leaving a green trail behind it. The light was bright, the path was a straight line, and the whole thing lasted only a few seconds.

The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this description fits a bolide in every respect. A bolide is the phenomenon produced when a "large" meteorite, over 100 grams and ranging from a few centimetres to one metre across, enters the upper atmosphere. The same event was also recorded, to within a minute, by several observers of the REFORME network, which brings together meteor watchers. Its meteoritic origin is therefore beyond doubt. REFORME estimated its magnitude at -10, which makes it an exceptional object. The case is classified A: it was the atmospheric entry of a bolide.