Sighting in Meyrignac-l'Église, March 23, 2011
Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on March 23, 2011 in Meyrignac-l'Église (Corrèze, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably one or more satellites (class B).
What happened
The witness saw something for only a very brief moment: a very bright white ball that seemed to be heading toward them. It then vanished as it climbed back up into the sky. The witness heard no particular noise, and no other testimony was collected.
The description is consistent with sunlight reflecting off an Iridium satellite. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B, concluding that it was probably an Iridium flash.
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 23, 2011
- Location
- Meyrignac-l'Église · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Satellites
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-03-02726
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.