Meteor fireball observed from Montrevel in 2017

Summary

In September 2017, a witness in Montrevel (Isère) reported a yellow-orange fireball falling silently. Although the object disappeared quickly, the description matches a fireball observed by over 25 people across several French and Swiss regions that same night. The event was captured by FRIPON network cameras and is estimated to have fragmented at the end of its trajectory. A slight discrepancy in the reported time does not invalidate the correlation. Fireballs typically occur between 50 and 100 kilometers altitude and are visible across areas up to 200 kilometers in diameter, explaining the witness's perception of proximity.