Sighting in Sainte-Terre, August 8, 2010
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on August 8, 2010 in Sainte-Terre (Gironde, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the planet Jupiter (class A).
What happened
For several days in a row, the witness noticed a point of light in the sky that was brighter than a star. Each morning it was in exactly the same spot, toward the south.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this was a textbook case of astronomical misidentification: the object matched Jupiter in every respect. The fact that it reappeared in the same place from one day to the next, together with a brightness typical of nearby planets, fit this identification. The case was therefore classified A, fully identified as an observation of Jupiter.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 8, 2010
- Location
- Sainte-Terre · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Planets
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-08-02624
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.