Orange light with white trail over Le Coteau

Summary

On March 25, 1979, at 7:25 a.m., five workers in the Loire region watched an orange light the apparent size of a football descend slowly from east to west over about thirty seconds, leaving a white trail, in complete silence. It disappeared below the horizon. Investigators concluded it was most likely a piece of space debris re-entering the atmosphere. Classified B by GEIPAN.