Sighting in Salles-la-Source, February 17, 2016
Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Sighting on February 17, 2016 in Salles-la-Source (Aveyron, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a meteor or fireball (class A).
What happened
At around 6:20 p.m., the witness was at home and saw a point of light through the window moving across the sky from north to south. It followed a descending path and was visible for three to five seconds. Only one account was collected for this case.
The investigation established that the witness had seen a fireball, which many people also observed at the same time across the south of France. The event is listed by the IMO (International Meteor Organization), whose website records more than 120 reports from various French regions. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as A: identified, a fireball.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- February 17, 2016
- Location
- Salles-la-Source · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2016-02-09443
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.