Sighting in Tahaa, February 3, 1991
France
Sighting on February 3, 1991 in Tahaa (France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably the atmospheric re-entry of a space object (rocket stage, debris) (class B).
What happened
Two witnesses, independent of each other, saw a very bright ball of light. It fell into the sea, and its fall was accompanied by a loud noise like an explosion.
The GEIPAN investigation concluded that this was probably an atmospheric reentry. It could not be determined whether the object was natural or artificial. The case is 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
- February 3, 1991
- Location
- Tahaa · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Re-entries
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1991-02-01230
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