PARIS (75) 20.06.2012

On 20 June 2012 around 22:50, a witness in Paris saw a point of light pass silently through the sky and filmed it. GEIPAN considered an aircraft seen head-on approaching Roissy and a Thai sky lantern, although the wind opposed the latter explanation. It ultimately identified the International Space Station. The sky was clear, and Calsky records showed an easily visible pass rising at 22:46 in the reported direction and reaching its highest elevation at 22:51, the time specified by the witness. The case is classified A: fully identified ISS sighting.