Sighting in Rentree Atmospherique, July 9, 2015
Aude, Occitanie, France
Sighting on July 9, 2015 in Rentree Atmospherique (Aude, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a meteor or fireball (class A).
What happened
At around 7 p.m., two witnesses saw a luminous phenomenon cross the sky quickly. They described it as a bright ball with a trail behind it. The sighting lasted only a few seconds.
The investigation noted that a luminous ball followed by a trail, seen for such a short time, is typical of a bolide. The GEIPAN received one other report of the same event, seen at the same moment, and the IMO (International Meteor Organization) received 14. The GEIPAN therefore classified the case as A: the witnesses had seen the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid, which produced a bolide.
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 9, 2015
- Location
- Rentree Atmospherique · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2015-07-09229
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.