Sighting in Mallemort, February 22, 2014
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on February 22, 2014 in Mallemort (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a meteor or fireball (class B).
What happened
The witness saw a very bright green light cross the sky in three to four seconds, leaving an orange trail behind it. The sighting took place in the evening, at about 8:10 p.m.
The press covered the event and reported that the meteorite had been seen in the sky, but no other witness came forward to the GEIPAN. The BOAM website, which collects camera footage, reported nothing. On that date France was under cloud cover, except for the south-east.
The GEIPAN classified the case as B. The phenomenon described is a bolide, most likely caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere, that is, a meteorite fall.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- February 22, 2014
- Location
- Mallemort · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-02-08659
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.