Unspecified over Saint-Trivier-Sur-Moignans, Rhône-Alpes · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
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Le samedi 20 aout 2022, à 21h40, un témoin et sa compagne observent le déplacement silencieux d'un phénomène lumineux dans le ciel. Le témoin décrit une forme très longue "qui ressemblait à un bracelet maille". Un seul témoignage sera recueilli. Le témoin a observé le train de satellites Starlink, issu du lancement du 19 août 2022 du lanceur Falcon-9 de Space-X.Vous trouverez davantage de renseignements sur le site du GEIPAN : une succession de points lumineux (cliquez sur l'icône Starlink) ainsi que sur le site Méprises du ciel, via l'article Satellites STARLINK. Le GEIPAN classe le cas en A. [GEIPAN classification A — Satellite]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2022-08-51386). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2022-08-17 → 2022-09-03