Sighting in Morsang-sur-Orge, December 27, 2009
Essonne, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on December 27, 2009 in Morsang-sur-Orge (Essonne, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a meteor or fireball (class B).
What happened
At around one o'clock in the morning, a witness was looking out of a window when an intense, steady green light moved quickly across the sky, from the south toward the northeast. The sighting lasted only a few seconds, and the witness heard no sound.
According to GEIPAN, the description fits every characteristic of a meteoroid (meteorite) entering the atmosphere, a phenomenon also known as a bolide: a straight path across the sky lasting a few seconds, with a green color. The REFORME observer network did not report the event. The case was classified B: probable observation of a meteoroid atmospheric entry.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 27, 2009
- Location
- Morsang-sur-Orge · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-12-02495
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.