Unspecified over Rentree Atmospherique, Bretagne · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 24 septembre 2004 vers 7h30, un témoin dans son jardin a vu "tomber" une boule lumineuse suivie d'une trainée bleue. Plusieurs témoins ont rapporté ce fait qui a été relaté dans la presse locale et identifié comme étant une rentrée atmosphérique d'un météore. [GEIPAN classification B — Rentrée atmosphérique]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2004-09-01629). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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