Unspecified over Sud-Ouest 21.03.2003, Aquitaine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 21 mars 2003 vers 20 heures 15, plusieurs personnes dans l'Aude et dans les Landes sont témoins de la chute très rapide et silencieuse d'une boule verdâtre. S'agissant vraisemblablement d'une rentrée atmosphérique, l'observation a été classée B. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2003-03-01608). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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