Sighting in Savoie, October 7, 2001
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on October 7, 2001, exact location not given (département: Savoie, 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 7:30 p.m., several witnesses, each observing independently of the others, saw a green fireball cross the sky very quickly. It was accompanied by white points of light that left trails behind them.
The GEIPAN classified the case as B: the sighting was probably the re-entry of an object into the atmosphere.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- October 7, 2001
- Location
- Savoie · region only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2001-10-01575
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.