Sighting in Le Tampon, September 16, 2012
La Réunion, France
Sighting on September 16, 2012 in Le Tampon (La Réunion, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a meteor or fireball (class B).
What happened
In the evening, at 10:16 p.m., the witness saw a very bright yellow object coming from the southwest. It moved quickly above the horizon toward the mountain, on a descending path. The very luminous object then broke into two pieces, which disappeared behind the horizon to the northeast.
GEIPAN found that the witness's description fits a fragmenting fireball very well, most likely caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere. The case was classified B, meaning 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
- September 16, 2012
- Location
- Le Tampon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2012-09-08326
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.