Incandescent fireball with trail over Gard and Ardèche

Summary

On 15 August 1978, between 21:00 and 21:10, several witnesses in the Gard and Ardèche departments saw a reddish incandescent ball crossing the sky from southwest to northeast, leaving a trail. No sound was heard. Visual descriptions were consistent across testimonies. The case was classified as a probable atmospheric entry, pointing to a meteorite or natural object entering the atmosphere at high speed.