[AERO RAM] DE ROME (IT.RM) VERS CASABLANCA (MA.08) 16.08.2019

An air traffic controller relayed a sighting by an airliner pilot flying from Rome to Casablanca. On 16 August 2019 at 20:37 UTC, while over Sardinia, the pilot saw yellow illumination with debris crossing the atmosphere. At the same time, a controller in Bastia tower saw a strong white light. GEIPAN identifies a fireball seen by 104 witnesses and recorded by the International Meteor Organization (IMO). The case is classified A: fireball.