Brive-la-Gaillarde, red object with vertical trajectory

Summary

On November 26, 1983, a driver in Brive-la-Gaillarde saw for one second a round object measuring between 20 and 40 centimeters in diameter. The object was described as bright red with a white trail, falling vertically at high speed. Although the report is brief, no further details or physical evidence were collected. GEIPAN investigators concluded it was likely an atmospheric phenomenon, such as a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere. This case, classified as B, does not provide enough evidence to link it to any unexplained phenomena beyond the ordinary.