Unspecified over Bourg Saint-Maurice-Chambery, Rhône-Alpes · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Dans la nuit du 23 au 24 septembre 1997, deux témoins indépendants observent le passage d'une lumière très vive, de forme ovoide avec trainée. Le phénomène est très rapide et disparaît au bout de quelques secondes. Aucun bruit n'est détecté. Les caractéristiques de l'observation conduisent à privilégier l'hypothèse d'une rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1997-09-01481). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1997-09-20 → 1997-10-07