Sighting in Oisly, May 8, 2008
Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on May 8, 2008 in Oisly (Loir-et-Cher, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the International Space Station (ISS) (class A).
What happened
At about 4:30 in the morning, two witnesses saw an oval, very bright white ball crossing the sky from west to east. According to the source, it stayed visible for roughly two minutes.
The investigation found that the International Space Station (ISS) was visible that day. It rose in the south-west (azimuth 225) at 4:27 and set in the east (azimuth 70) at 4:37, according to Winstars software. The time, duration and direction the witnesses described match this pass. The ISS, very bright since extra solar panels were added (magnitude -4), was then at its highest point. GEIPAN classified the case as A: it was the passage of the ISS.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- May 8, 2008
- Location
- Oisly · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2008-05-01984
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.