AIX-EN-PROVENCE (13) 30.08.2007

On Thursday 30 August 2007 at about 19:00, a witness looking through a window saw a star-like glint in a clear sky and fetched a camcorder. As the brightness diminished, a small dark object became a moving dark spot. The witness went into another room to follow it, zoomed in and saw 4 black points or squares around the bright glint. The sighting lasted less than 25 seconds. Its path was curved and descending, according to the summary. Only 1 account was collected. The bright point was very probably sunlight reflected from a flying object. The 4 black rectangles around the white point in the video are clearly artifacts caused by the sensor and compression. The remaining strangeness is therefore a sunlit flying object. A strong north to northwest mistral was blowing (see Météociel). Since the object moved northeast to southwest, a windborne object is very unlikely. An aircraft or helicopter could have reflected the Sun, which was due west at only 8° elevation. The source considers the strong wind capable of masking its sound. The investigation was conducted too late to confirm that hypothesis. GEIPAN classifies the case C: insufficient information and corroboration.