Sphere over Chapelle-Sur-Erdre (La), Pays de la Loire · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 30 mai 2008 à 2h du matin, un témoin observe durant quelques secondes une lumière verte dans le ciel. Une boule de lumière semble tomber du ciel puis disparaît brusquement. Aucune autre information n'a été recueillie. Cette personne a probablement été témoin de la rentrée atmosphérique d'une météorite. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2008-05-01881). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2008-05-27 → 2008-06-13