Sighting in Ville-en-Tardenois, March 12, 1982
Marne, Grand Est, France
Sighting on March 12, 1982 in Ville-en-Tardenois (Marne, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 8:30 p.m., a witness noticed a very bright ball in the sky, with an apparent diameter of about 80 cm. It was silver in color and trailed a light orange streak. Throughout the observation, the object kept the same color and the same direction.
GEIPAN classified the case as B: what the witness saw was probably 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
- March 12, 1982
- Location
- Ville-en-Tardenois · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1982-03-00924
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.