Sighting in Sud-Ouest, November 6, 1990
France
Sighting on November 6, 1990 in Sud-Ouest (France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 10:00 p.m., several witnesses spread across different départements of south-western France saw an orange fireball. It broke up and vanished without making any sound. The source gives no precise duration, apparent size, direction of travel or weather conditions.
According to GEIPAN, this was most likely an atmospheric re-entry, separate from the one the night before and smaller in scale. The case is classified B (probably identified): what the witnesses saw was a fireball disintegrating.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- November 6, 1990
- Location
- Sud-Ouest · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1990-11-01226
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.