Unspecified over Millas, Languedoc Roussillon · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Un témoin rapporte son observation faite le 17 mars 2009 entre 20h10 et 20h15. Il observe en direction du Nord le passage de deux points lumineux blancs se déplacant à vitesse constante d'Ouest en Est et selon une trajectoire rectiligne. Le jour et à l'heure de l'observation, la navette spatiale était en phase d'approche de la station internationale. Le témoignage est cohérent avec l'observation de cet "attelage". Ce cas est classé "A" : observation de la navette spatiale et de l'ISS. [GEIPAN classification A — ISS et navette spatiale]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-03-08235). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-03-14 → 2009-03-31