Unspecified over Chanac, Basse Normandie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 8 mai 1989 vers 22h 30, un homme observe une boule de feu très lumineuse traversant rapidement l'atmosphère. Cette observation est confirmée par un gendarme qui circulait à la même heure à plusieurs kilomètres de là et qui a observé le même phénomène. Il s'agit de l'observation vraisemblable d'une rentrée dans l'atmosphère. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1989-05-01175). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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