Unspecified over Hadjout (Dz.42) 03.01.1957, Autre · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 3 janvier 1957 à 20h22 (TU) trois témoins en vol au sud de Marengo (aujourd'hui Hadjout, Algérie) observent durant 15 secondes un objet lumineux avec une trainée verte puis rouge qui traverse le ciel selon une trajectoire régulière descendante du SO au NE. Un seul témoignage recueilli. Le GEIPAN classe ce cas B : probable passage d'un météoroïde. [GEIPAN classification B — Météoroïde]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1957-01-00038). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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