Unspecified over Lieusaint, Ile-de-France · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 21 mars 2011à 5h03 du matin, un témoin observe durant quelques secondes le passage silencieux d'une trainée de couleur jaune-orangée selon une trajectoire descendante E-NE. Cette personne a probablement assisté à une rentrée atmosphérique : la description du phénomène est totalement conforme à l'apparence d'une chute de météorite. [GEIPAN classification B — Météoride]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2011-03-02728). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2011-03-18 → 2011-04-04