Meteorite fall in Corsica, 1987

Summary

On the night of March 8, 1987, several witnesses in the Corsica-du-Sud department heard a loud explosion at 20:40. One witness reported seeing, just before the sound, an object resembling a red shooting star moving rapidly across the sky. This event was classified as a GEIPAN level A case, indicating a high probability of an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The description of the object and the sequence of the explosion suggest the atmospheric entry of a meteorite. Although no fragments were recovered, the visual account and the sound are consistent with a typical meteorite fall.