Sighting in Rentree Atmospherique, September 24, 2004
Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
Sighting on September 24, 2004 in Rentree Atmospherique (Côtes-d'Armor, 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 7:30 a.m., a witness who was in their garden saw a luminous ball "fall" through the sky, followed by a blue trail. Several other witnesses reported the same sighting, which was also covered by the local press.
GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): the observations were most likely of a meteor entering the atmosphere.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 24, 2004
- Location
- Rentree Atmospherique · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2004-09-01629
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.