Light over Castres-Gironde, Aquitaine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 26 novembe 2009 à 18h 35 un témoin observe dans le ciel le passage de deux gros points lumineux qui l'intrigue. Durant 6 à 7 minutes le témoin remarque une intensité lumineuse particulière et l'absence de feux clignotants et de tout bruit lié à ce passage. Les points se suivent à vitesse lente et constante. Aucun autre témoignage d'observation similaire ne sera recueilli. Après vérification, il est fort probable que l'observation faite par le témoin soit celle de la station spatiale internationale ISS suivie de la navette spatiale Atlantis lors de la mission STS-129. [GEIPAN classification B — ISS et navette spatiale]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-11-02511). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-11-23 → 2009-12-10