Unspecified over Chemille, Pays de la Loire · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Durant une patrouille le 15 juin 2009 à 22h40, deux militaires aperçoivent le passage silencieux d'une boule verte en trajectoire descendante. Le phénomène disparaît brusquement à l'horizon. Cette observation d'une boule verte très lumineuse se déplaçant en ligne droite pendant 5 à 6 secondes correspond au témoignage classique d'un bolide. Ce cas est classé "B" : observation probable de la rentrée d'un météoroïde (météorite) dans l'atmosphère. [GEIPAN classification B — Météoride]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-06-02317). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-06-12 → 2009-06-29