Unspecified over Cheille, Centre · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 8 février 2004 un peu avant 19 heures, observation de la chute rapide d'un objet lumineux rouge incandescent. Il s'agit probablement d'une rentrée dans l'atmosphère d'un météoroïde. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2004-02-01618). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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