Unspecified over Croissanville, Basse Normandie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Les 5 et 6 août 1998 vers 22h30, une femme observe le passage d'une lumière blanche traversant le ciel. L'enquête montrera que la station MIR était parfaitement visible ces deux jours à l'heure de l'observation. Une expérience américaine d'avion sans pilote téléguidé par satellite a pu également être visible le 22 août. Compte tenu des observations faites, l'hypothèse de l'observation de la station MIR est retenue. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1998-08-01505). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1998-08-02 → 1998-08-19