UFO case file · UFO-41490
LYON (69) 23.08.2012
LYON (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR
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Case description
On 23 August 2012 at 23:00 in Lyon (69), a witness noticed an unusual light, then saw the yellow glow move slowly and horizontally. No particular sound was heard before the urban landscape hid it.
After several exchanges with the witness, GEIPAN established the viewing direction precisely. It matches an International Space Station (ISS) pass above the southwest horizon at the same time; the Calsky record gives magnitude −1.6. GEIPAN classifies the case A: ISS observation.
Recorded details
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day