Fireball observed by two gendarmes near Guines (1954)

Summary

One night in October 1954, two gendarmes in northern France watched a bright luminous phenomenon cross the sky from north to south. The horizontal trajectory lasted about fifteen seconds, with the object displaying a conical shape and trailing sparks against a clear, dark sky. The witnesses themselves initially ruled out a common shooting star due to its size and duration. GEIPAN concluded it was most likely a fireball caused by a natural meteorite entering the atmosphere, classifying the case as B — probably explained.