Sphere over Seloncourt, Franche-Comté · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 7 septembre 1988 vers 23 heures, un témoin observe le passage très rapide d'une boule lumineuse suivie d'une trainée blanche semblant faire des éticelles. Le phénomène a traversé le ciel en une fraction de secondes. La description du témoin amène à privilégier l'observation d'une probable rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1988-09-01147). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1988-09-04 → 1988-09-21
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