Sighting in Sud Ouest, February 6, 1989
France
Sighting on February 6, 1989 in Sud Ouest (France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 11:20 p.m., about ten witnesses who were unconnected to one another, spread across several departments in south-western France, saw a very bright light. It turned bluish and trailed a streak behind it, then vanished within roughly ten seconds.
The event was large in scale and was seen from places quite far apart, in the Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne and Puy-de-Dôme departments. Several investigations were carried out by the local brigades at the sites where an object might have fallen, but nothing was found.
The case was classified B: the phenomenon was most likely a large atmospheric re-entry.
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 6, 1989
- Location
- Sud Ouest · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1989-02-01167
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.