Fireball observed in Le Havre in 2011

Summary

On November 26, 2011, at 4:53 AM, a witness in Le Havre (France) observed a bright point with a green trail. The witness's description perfectly matched that of a fireball: a bright light with a green tail, a straight trajectory, and a duration of just a few seconds. A fireball is the phenomenon produced when a large meteorite enters Earth's atmosphere. Additionally, the event was simultaneously recorded by the REFORME group, specialized in meteorites, confirming its meteoritic origin. The object's magnitude was -10, an unusually high value indicating an exceptional phenomenon. The recording of the event can be viewed online as part of the "fireball of November 26, 2011".