Sighting in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne, July 6, 2010
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on July 6, 2010 in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the International Space Station (ISS) (class A).
What happened
The witness noticed a bright light in the sky late in the evening, at around 11:40 p.m. It moved quickly toward the east along a straight path, and the sighting lasted less than two minutes. The witness was intrigued by what they saw and gave a precise description of it.
The GEIPAN considered the case to be of low strangeness and the description reliable enough to work with. It concluded that the witness had almost certainly seen a pass of the International Space Station (ISS). The case was classified A, meaning 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 6, 2010
- Location
- Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Space station (ISS)
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-07-02597
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.