Sighting in Vallauris, July 30, 2010
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on July 30, 2010 in Vallauris (Alpes-Maritimes, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a meteor or fireball (class B).
What happened
At around 9 p.m., several people on a beach watched a bright, opaque white light cross the sky quickly and without a sound. Only one account was collected. The witness described a very bright ball that moved at great speed for about a second and a half and then vanished.
GEIPAN found that these characteristics fit the appearance of a meteor, in this case a "big" shooting star. The case was classified B: probable observation of a meteor.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- July 30, 2010
- Location
- Vallauris · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Meteors and fireballs
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-07-02626
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.