RENTREE ATMOSPHERIQUE - NATIONAL (FR) 18.02.2005

Several observation reports were submitted to the CRNA/Est air traffic control center on 18 February 2005. Pilots described a very bright blue-white phenomenon passing extremely rapidly along a descending path at about 22:23. Ground witnesses also reported a luminous phenomenon moving very rapidly. A few days later, the press reported that many people in northeastern French departments had observed the fall of a small meteorite. The source summary identifies the event as a probable atmospheric entry.