AIX-EN-PROVENCE (13) 15.07.2010

A witness in Aix-en-Provence (13) reported a light seen on 15, 16 and 17 July 2010, appearing around 22:00 and disappearing around 23:10. Other people were present but did not submit accounts. The main witness took photographs. A reconstruction defines a viewing sector centered westward. A very bright point returning to the same sky region on successive days, remaining visible for long periods described as up to 60 minutes, and descending toward the horizon clearly indicates a celestial body. Venus, magnitude −4.1, was in that sector. GEIPAN classifies the case A: observation of Venus.