Sighting in Rentree Atmospherique — Poses, December 1, 2001
Eure, Normandie, France
Sighting on December 1, 2001 in Rentree Atmospherique — Poses (Eure, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the atmospheric re-entry of a space object (rocket stage, debris) (class B).
What happened
At about 11:40 p.m., four witnesses saw between 6 and 12 very bright points pass across the sky. The points burned up quickly, and the whole event lasted around fifteen seconds.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this was probably an atmospheric re-entry. The case was classified B (probably 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
- December 1, 2001
- Location
- Rentree Atmospherique — Poses · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2001-12-01578
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.