UFO case file · UFO-41466
ISTRES (13) 07.08.2012
ISTRES (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR
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On 7 August 2012 at 22:25 in Istres (13), an amateur astronomer living near the airbase and experienced in watching many types of aircraft saw a powerful light maintain a constant heading. He estimated its altitude at 1,000–2,000 m. It crossed southwest to northeast in about 5 minutes, then disappeared.
GEIPAN finds the description and time fully consistent with an International Space Station (ISS) pass; see the Calsky record. The case is classified A: ISS observation.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 22:25
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day