Sphere over Brive-La-Gaillarde, Limousin · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
le 26 novembre 1983 vers 9h 10, un automobiliste a aperçu pendant une seconde, un objet de forme ronde d'un diamètre de 20 à 40 centimètres. D'une couleur rouge vif et suivi d'une trainée blanche, l'objet tombait verticalement à une vitesse élevée. Aucune autre information ou trace n'a pu être recueillie sur ce qui est probablement une rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1983-11-01011). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1983-11-23 → 1983-12-10