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Witness typestwo witnesses, about ten additional people in neighboring districts reportedly claimed similar observations
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness reports, official investigation and classification
The observation date was 24 January 1985, and the case is located in the Lot department of the Midi-Pyrénées region.
Claim #10731 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
24/01/1985
Region
Midi-Pyrénées
Department
Lot”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classifies the case as A and identifies the phenomenon type as atmospheric re-entry.
Claim #10732 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification
A
Update date
23/06/2021
Phenomenon type
Atmospheric re-entry”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0001]] Case details
The initial observations involved two flashes followed by movement of an oval object surrounded by a halo.
Claim #10733 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Initially, observations of two flashes, followed by the movement of an oval object surrounded by a halo: very probable observations of meteoroid re-entry.”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0001]] Summary
Two witnesses reported successive flashes, clicking sounds, sudden intense brief brightness, and an object above their house shaped and sized like a rugby ball; the object moved slowly and silently with a whitish halo.
Claim #10734 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“During the night of January 24, 1985, two witnesses were surprised by two successive flashes followed by clicking sounds and a sudden, intense, brief brightness. Above their house, these witnesses saw an object shaped and sized like a rugby ball. This milky-colored object then moved slowly and silently, surrounded by a whitish halo.”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0002]] Description
The witnesses and other people heard detonations approximately three minutes later, and no electrical power outage was observed in the house.
Claim #10735 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Approximately three minutes later, these witnesses and other people heard detonations. No electrical power outage was observed in the house.”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN states that the reported features correspond to characteristics of certain meteoroid re-entry phenomena, including widespread illumination, an oval elongated glow with a halo, subsequent detonations, and multiple witnesses over a potentially extensive area.
Claim #10736 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The description contains the key characteristics of certain meteoroid re-entry phenomena:”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0002]] Description
About ten people in neighboring districts claimed to have made similar observations at the same time, although the gendarmerie did not record their testimonies.
Claim #10737 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“T1's call for witnesses through the local press made it possible to record about ten people in neighboring districts who claimed to have made similar observations at the same time (no testimonies were recorded by the gendarmerie).”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN explains that delayed detonations can result from sound propagation from high-altitude re-entry phenomena.
Claim #10738 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Indeed, these re-entry phenomena occur at high altitude, between 100 and 20 km in altitude; the sound propagation time (at 330 m/s) toward the ground can create delays of several minutes.”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0003]] Explanation
GEIPAN classifies the case as an A: very probable observation of meteoroid re-entry.
Claim #10740 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as A: very probable observation of meteoroid re-entry.”
Source: (DPT) LOT (46) 24.01.1985
// [[T0004]] Conclusion
