UFO seen by pilots and civilians in France

Summary

On March 17, 1997, around 9 a.m., several witnesses in the Occitania region of France observed a bright object descending rapidly. Among the observers were a TAT flight crew and a pilot training in a Mirage 2000. The phenomenon was also seen simultaneously from two villages in the Pyrénées-Orientales, adding credibility to the account. Witnesses described the object moving quickly and brightly. Although the object was not definitively identified, researchers suggest it could have been an atmospheric entry of a celestial body, such as a meteorite or a satellite reentering Earth's atmosphere.