Light over Parthenay-De-Bretagne, Bretagne · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 1er juillet 2010 aux alentours de 23h un témoin observe le passage d'Ouest en Est d'un phénomène lumineux. Le déplacement est lent et à vitesse constante sans bruit particulier. Les prévisions de passage de la Station Spatiale Internationale avaient été calculées pour faire une actualité du ciel d'été 2010 sur le site internet du Geipan ( http://www.cnes-geipan.fr/geipan/actualites/01072010-Ciel-dete-Attention-aux-meprises-.html ). Ces prévisions montrent que le témoin a probablement observé le passage de L'ISS. [GEIPAN classification B — ISS]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2010-07-02601). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2010-06-28 → 2010-07-15