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Witness typesmultiple eyewitnesses, two witnesses in Toulouse, one witness in Gleize, additional testimonies
Sensor typesGEIPAN camera in Toulouse
Evidence typesmultiple witness reports, camera recording, official GEIPAN investigation
The observation date was 15 September 2014.
Claim #15931 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date
15/09/2014”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Case details
The case was classified as A.
Claim #15932 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification
A”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN describes the event as observations of the rapid passage of a luminous phenomenon with a trail in the sky and a large fireball resulting from the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid.
Claim #15933 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observations of the rapid passage of a luminous phenomenon with a trail in the sky: observation of a large fireball, resulting from the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Summary
The phenomenon was reported to GEIPAN by two witnesses in Toulouse and one in Gleize, and it was recorded by the GEIPAN camera in Toulouse for more than 10 seconds.
Claim #15934 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This phenomenon was reported to GEIPAN by two witnesses located in Toulouse and one in Gleize (69). It was recorded by the GEIPAN camera in Toulouse for more than 10 seconds.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Description
Seven additional testimonies reached GEIPAN in the following days.
Claim #15935 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Seven other testimonies reached GEIPAN in the following days.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Description
From Toulouse, the phenomenon was seen crossing the southern horizon from west to east at a relatively low elevation.
Claim #15936 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“From Toulouse, it was seen crossing the southern horizon, from west to east, at a relatively low elevation (from 10° to 0° according to the GEIPAN camera).”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Description
The phenomenon was noticed by numerous witnesses in the Perpignan region and reported by the local press.
Claim #15937 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“It was noticed by numerous witnesses in the Perpignan region and reported by the local press: New asteroid in the Catalan sky.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the phenomenon had the characteristics of an atmospheric entry of a meteoroid.
Claim #15938 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This phenomenon has all the characteristics of the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid (a small rocky body orbiting the Sun).”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0002]] Analysis
GEIPAN states that the phenomenon occurred at an altitude of approximately 60 to 25 km and ended its course above the Mediterranean.
Claim #15939 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The phenomenon occurred at an altitude of approximately 60 to 25 km and ended its course above the Mediterranean.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0002]] Analysis
GEIPAN states that the event was not an entry of space debris because there was no known reentry and the speed was too great for debris in Earth orbit.
Claim #15940 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“It was not an entry of space debris (there was no known reentry, and the speed was too great for debris in Earth orbit).”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0002]] Analysis
GEIPAN describes the observation case as highly consistent because of the multiple testimonies and camera recordings.
Claim #15941 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This observation case is highly consistent because of the multiple testimonies and camera recordings.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0002]] Analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as A and explains it as the observation of a large fireball resulting from the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid.
Claim #15942 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “A”: observation of a large fireball, resulting from the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid.”
Source: FIREBALL — TOULOUSE, GLEIZE (31, 69) 15.09.2014
// [[T0002]] Final classification
