Sighting in Le Taillan-Médoc, September 8, 2009
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on September 8, 2009 in Le Taillan-Médoc (Gironde, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the International Space Station (ISS) (class B).
What happened
At 9:14 p.m., a witness noticed a bright light in the sky that did not flicker. It moved quickly in a straight line from west to east. The description given was brief, and the account contained very little that was strange.
The investigation concluded that it was most probably the International Space Station (ISS). A Calsky record shows it crossing the sky from west to east above the southern horizon between 9:07 and 9:14 p.m. GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): an observation of the ISS.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 8, 2009
- Location
- Le Taillan-Médoc · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-09-02403
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.