Unspecified over Bergerac, Aquitaine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 28 mai 2008 vers 0h04 un témoin observe dans le ciel le passage rapide d'un objet lumineux. La trajectoire rectiligne indiquée est Nord- Ouest. Ce témoin a probablement observé un passage de l'ISS (voir direction et horaires de passage de l'ISS au-dessus de la France à cette date. L'heure donnée est en GMT + 2 heures (heure d'été en France). [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2008-05-02196). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2008-05-25 → 2008-06-11
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