Sighting in Nyons, June 19, 2007
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on June 19, 2007 in Nyons (Drôme, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the International Space Station (ISS) (class A).
What happened
From their balcony, the witness noticed a very bright phenomenon crossing the sky from north to south at around 10:10 pm, without making any sound. A second object, clearly much larger, followed close behind it. Both moved at a steady speed and disappeared behind a hill on a descending path. No other witness account was collected about this sighting.
The GEIPAN investigation established that the International Space Station (ISS) had passed over that day and was visible from Nyons, together with the shuttle, which had just separated from it. The case was classified A: the witness had seen the ISS and the shuttle passing overhead.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 19, 2007
- Location
- Nyons · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2007-06-01802
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.