Sighting in Plougasnou, July 17, 2009
Finistère, Bretagne, France
Sighting on July 17, 2009 in Plougasnou (Finistère, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the International Space Station (ISS) (class A).
What happened
At around midnight, two people, a couple, noticed a very bright white phenomenon moving quickly across the sky above them. One of the two witnesses described the sighting, which lasted about 30 seconds. The phenomenon moved at a steady speed along a straight path, then vanished. No particular sound was noticed during the observation.
GEIPAN found the case to be of low strangeness, but the description was precise and matched a pass of the International Space Station (ISS) in every respect. The case was therefore classified A: 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
- July 17, 2009
- Location
- Plougasnou · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-07-02359
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.