BRAINS (44) 21.07.2015

On 21 July 2015 at 02:00, a witness in Brains was watching the stars when he saw a flash brighten and then fade. The same effect occurred 2 minutes later. Only 1 account was obtained. GEIPAN assesses the case as low in both strangeness and evidential strength, with 1 witness and no photograph. It considers 2 satellite flares a very probable explanation, referring readers to the investigation notes. The phenomenon had the typical features: a gradual increase and decrease in brightness, a slow flash and an apparently stationary position in the sky. Several uncontrolled satellites known to produce bright flares passed through an area close to the reported position. However, the account is not precise enough to identify the responsible satellite or satellites definitively. GEIPAN classifies the case B: very probable observation of 2 satellite flares.