Unspecified over Taillan-Medoc (Le), Aquitaine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 08 septembre 2009 à 21heure14, un témoin observe dans le ciel une lumière vive et sans clignotement qui se déplace à une allure rapide d'Ouest en Est sur une trajectoire rectiligne. Ce témoignage est très peu étrange, et la description sommaire pour une étude sérieuse. Il s'agit très probablement d'un passage de la station spatiale internationale ISS qui passait d'Ouest en Est au dessus de l'horizon Sud de 21h07 à 21h14 (voir relevé Calsky). Le GEIPAN classe ce cas "B" : observation de la station internationale ISS. [GEIPAN classification B — ISS]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-09-02403). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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