Oval over Brue-Auriac, Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Le 22 aout 2012 en soirée, des témoins depuis leur terrasse observnt un point très lumineux se déplaçant dans le ciel. L'objet part de façon étrange à toute vitesse dans le ciel. Il venait de l'Ouest et a disparu vers l'Est. Le site Calsky indique un passage de la station spatiale internationale (ISS), extrêmement brillante, visible de Brue-Auriac de 22h11à l'ouest à 22h17 au Sud-Est (voir ci-joint). L'aspect de l'ISS est conforme au récit des témoins. Sa disparition en plein ciel correspond à son entrée dans l'ombre de la Terre. Le GEIPAN classe ce cas "A" : observation de l'ISS. [GEIPAN classification A — ISS]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2012-08-08686). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2012-08-19 → 2012-09-05