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Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typescamera
Evidence typeswitness testimony, photograph
The case concerns an observation on Réunion on August 21, 2015, at 2 a.m., in which a witness photographed a phenomenon in the sky.
Claim #15601 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On August 21, 2015, at 2 a.m. on the island of Réunion, a witness photographed a phenomenon in the sky that intrigued them.”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0001]] paragraph beginning "On August 21, 2015"
The witness reported seeing a luminous bluish conical shape surrounded by a halo.
Claim #15602 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness reported seeing a luminous bluish conical shape surrounded by a halo.”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0001]] paragraph beginning "On August 21, 2015"
A single testimony was collected for the observation.
Claim #15603 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was collected.”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0001]] paragraph beginning "On August 21, 2015"
The source identifies the phenomenon as a gas cloud resulting from passivation of the cryogenic upper stage of the Ariane VA225 launch vehicle.
Claim #15604 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Summary
Observation of a luminous bluish conical shape surrounded by a halo: a gas cloud resulting from the passivation of the cryogenic upper stage (ESC-A) of the Ariane VA225 launch vehicle.”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0001]] section "Summary"
The object's position in the sky was reported to be consistent with the trajectory of the Ariane VA225 launch vehicle's cryogenic upper stage, launched from Kourou.
Claim #15605 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Indeed, after investigation, the object's position in the sky is consistent with the trajectory of the cryogenic upper stage of the Ariane VA225 launch vehicle, launched from Kourou on 08/20 at 20:16 UTC;”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "Indeed, after investigation"
The cryogenic upper stage was catalogued as N40876 and began passivation by emptying its tank.
Claim #15606 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“this stage, catalogued as N40876, began its passivation (emptying of the tank) at 21:12;”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "Indeed, after investigation"
The stage passed vertically over Indonesia at an altitude of more than 8,000 km.
Claim #15607 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“it passed vertically over Indonesia at an altitude of more than 8,000 km (see the attached map).”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "Indeed, after investigation"
The observed halo was identified as unused gas ejected by the launch vehicle after the propulsion phase and illuminated by the sun.
Claim #15608 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observed halo is the cloud of unused gas ejected by the launch vehicle after the propulsion phase; it is illuminated by the sun and becomes visible to observers on the ground who are in darkness.”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "The observed halo"
GEIPAN classified the case as A, describing it as a perfectly identified phenomenon caused by gas released during passivation of the Ariane VA225 cryogenic upper stage.
Claim #15609 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “A,” as a perfectly identified phenomenon: a gas cloud resulting from the passivation of the cryogenic upper stage (ESC-A) of the Ariane VA225 launch vehicle.”
Source: ENTRE-DEUX (974) 21.08.2015
// [[T0002]] final paragraph
