Sighting in Marly-le-Roi, March 13, 2001
Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on March 13, 2001 in Marly-le-Roi (Yvelines, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the atmospheric re-entry of a space object (rocket stage, debris) (class B).
What happened
At around 7:50 p.m., a witness saw a very bright point of light moving across the sky, followed by a luminous trail. The witness immediately took it to be an object re-entering the atmosphere. The GEIPAN investigation reached the same conclusion: it was most likely the re-entry of an object into 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
- March 13, 2001
- Location
- Marly-le-Roi · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2001-03-01562
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.