Sighting in Montélimar, January 19, 2002
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on January 19, 2002 in Montélimar (Drôme, 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 5:45 p.m., a witness driving on the motorway saw a green, glowing mass race across the sky for about one second. It left a luminous trail behind it.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this was probably an atmospheric re-entry. The case is classified B (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
- January 19, 2002
- Location
- Montélimar · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2002-01-01581
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