Sighting in Vernajoul, May 11, 2022
Ariège, Occitanie, France
Sighting on May 11, 2022 in Vernajoul (Ariège, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a train or group of satellites (class A).
What happened
At about 5 a.m., the witness was outside their home when they noticed "something" in the direction of the Plantauren mountain. It was about ten white points of light, similar in brightness to satellites. They were tilted at roughly 0° to 45° and all moved together from south to north. Gradually they vanished one after another. The sighting lasted between 30 seconds and one minute. No other witness account was collected.
The investigation concluded that the witness had seen a train of Starlink satellites, most likely from the Falcon-9 launch of 19 March 2022, as shown by the visibility track map. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as A, meaning 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
- May 11, 2022
- Location
- Vernajoul · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Satellites
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2022-05-51341
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.