Sphere over Dormans, Champagne-Ardenne · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Le 19 novembre 2009 vers 17h35 plusieurs personnes observent le passage O-E dans le ciel d'un objet qui les intrigue. Une lumière vive de couleur blanche se déplace lentement selon une trajectoire rectiligne. L'observation dure de 4 à 10 minutes selon les témoins. Ces personnes comme d'autres témoins ont observé le passage de l'ISS. Un film a été réalisé par un autre témoin : (Geipan.mp4). [GEIPAN classification A — ISS]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-11-02492). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-11-16 → 2009-12-03