UFO observed in France in 2010

Summary

A witness in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne (Maine-et-Loire) reported an intriguing observation on July 6, 2010, at 23:40. He saw a strong light moving rapidly toward the east, following a straight trajectory for less than two minutes. Although the phenomenon did not seem particularly strange, the witness's clear description allowed for an accurate assessment. Researchers concluded it was likely the passage of the International Space Station (ISS). The case was classified as A, indicating a plausible and verifiable explanation.

Classification A in the GEIPAN (Group for the Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) files is assigned when a reasonable and consistent explanation is provided for the observed event. In this case, the detailed description by the witness and the match with the known trajectory of the ISS made a clear resolution possible. Despite the event's brevity, the precision of the observation was key to ruling out more unusual hypotheses and attributing the phenomenon to a known space object.