Sphere over Fontenay-Pres-Vezelay, Bourgogne · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Un témoin observe le 26 juillet 2012 à 5h10 le passage d'un point lumineux blanc, se déplaçant lentement Sud-Ouest Nord-Est, en silence. Le témoin a observé le passage de la station spatiale internationale (ISS)( voir la carte du ciel extraite du site Heavens-above avec la trace de l'ISS. Attention regarder la carte "tête en l'air" avec l'Est à gauche). Le cas est classé A : observation du passage de l'ISS. [GEIPAN classification A — ISS]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2012-07-08302). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2012-07-23 → 2012-08-09