Sphere over Fos-Sur-Mer, Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 2 octobre 2007 à minuit un témoin est surpris de voir une lumière rouge se déplacer à très grande vitesse et horizontalement dans le ciel. L'observation a duré quelques secondes sans qu'aucun bruit ne soit entendu. La description et la durée de l'observation confortent l'hypothèse d'une probable rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2007-10-01860). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2007-10-30 → 2007-11-16
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