Sighting in Sepvret, August 26, 1999
Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting from an aircraft on August 26, 1999 in Sepvret (Deux-Sèvres, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
A pilot flying a service bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle saw a white, glowing ball moving downward across the sky at around 8:10 pm. It was more than 10 km from the aircraft and stayed in view for about five seconds.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this was probably an atmospheric re-entry. The case was classified B (probably 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
- August 26, 1999
- Location
- Sepvret · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From an aircraft
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1999-08-01537
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.