Unspecified over [Aero Xlf] Sepvret, Poitou-Charentes · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 26 août 1999 vers 20 heures 10 le pilote d'un vol à destination de Paris CDG observe le passage durant 5 secondes environ d'une boule blanche incandescente en trajectoire descendante à plus de 10 km de l'appareil. Cette observation est probablement celle d'une rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1999-08-01537). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1999-08-23 → 1999-09-09