OS-MARSILLON (64) 17.10.2011

On Monday 17 October 2011 at about 20:40, a witness outside the front door saw 3 white points cross the sky from south to west. Their apparent size was about 5 times that of stars. They moved as a triangular group, seemed to spread apart and regroup, then disappeared at the western horizon. Their speed resembled shooting stars, and the sighting lasted under 5 seconds. The case has good evidential support and low to moderate strangeness. Sky lanterns are possible, though the duration is very short unless misestimated. Atmospheric entry, described as a fireball or meteorite fall, better fits the duration, but multiple objects are unusual. Without further investigation to distinguish these hypotheses, the case is provisionally classified C.