Sighting in Saint-Paul, March 21, 2009
La Réunion, France
Sighting on March 21, 2009 in Saint-Paul (La Réunion, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a reflection or photographic artefact (class B).
What happened
On an evening with a clear, cloudless sky, a witness had their picture taken. When they looked at the digital photo afterwards, they noticed a white spot in the sky that puzzled them. Nothing unusual had been seen when the picture was taken, so there was no direct observation.
The GEIPAN investigation favored an insect, or possibly a small bird, passing close to the subject just as the photo was taken with a flash. The animal would have been brightly lit by the flash, which accounts for the white spot. The case was classified B: probably an insect passing through the camera's field of view.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- March 21, 2009
- Location
- Saint-Paul · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Reflections and photo artefacts
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-03-02239
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.