Sighting in Villamblard, November 13, 1997
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on November 13, 1997 in Villamblard (Dordogne, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 7:30 p.m., a witness saw an orange-coloured luminous phenomenon for a few seconds. It was moving toward the ground at high speed and made no sound.
GEIPAN considered that the witness's description fit an atmospheric re-entry, especially since other witnesses had also seen the phenomenon. The case was classified B: probable observation of an 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
- November 13, 1997
- Location
- Villamblard · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1997-11-01490
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.