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UFO case file · UFO-40217

(DEP) CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) 08.03.1987

CE1FR1987-03-08

(DEP) CORSE-DU-SUD (2A), Corse, FR

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Case description

On the evening of 8 March 1987 around 20:40 in Corse-du-Sud (2A), several witnesses heard a powerful explosion. Another witness had just seen a red shooting-star-like object move rapidly through the sky before the sound. The source identifies atmospheric entry of a meteorite.

Recorded details

Local time
20:40
Coordinate precision
Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
Date precision
day

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