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Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness testimony, official scientific investigation, no photographs, corresponding fireball trajectory
The case concerns an observation dated 25 November 2021 in the Île-de-France region and Seine-et-Marne department, classified as type Fireball with classification A.
Claim #13893 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date
25/11/2021
Region
Île-de-France
Department
Seine-et-Marne
Classification
A
Date updated
24/04/2023
Type of phenomenon
Fireball”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0001]] Case details metadata
The case summary describes a luminous phenomenon that moved in a zigzagging and then rectilinear manner and was followed by a short smoke trail.
Claim #13894 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the zigzagging and then rectilinear movement of a luminous phenomenon followed by a short trail of smoke: observation of a fireball.”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0001]] Summary
On November 25, 2021, at 06:36 local time, the witness was running along the Ourcq Canal near Meaux, heard a strange noise, looked up, and saw what he thought was an airplane with unusual lights like flames.
Claim #13895 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On November 25, 2021, at 06:36 (local time), while out for his morning run along the Ourcq Canal, near Meaux, the witness, alerted by a strange noise, looked up at the sky and saw what he thought was an airplane, with unusual lights (like flames).”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness reported seeing a short, slightly zigzagging smoke trail approximately 1 cm wide and later reported that the object appeared to catch fire on its left side while continuing in a straight line.
Claim #13896 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“He observed a short, slightly zigzagging trail of smoke approximately 1 cm wide.”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0001]] Description
At around 07:30, the witness observed a trail of smoke in the sky from the Meaux beach in Parc du Pâtis while looking east.
Claim #13897 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“At the end of his run, at around 07:30, on the Meaux beach in Parc du Pâtis, looking east, the witness observed a trail of smoke in the sky.”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0002]] Description continuation
A single testimony was collected, and GEIPAN assessed the testimony as having average consistency because there were no photographs, although the witness answered the investigator's questions precisely.
Claim #13898 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This testimony is of average consistency: there was only one testimony and no photographs, but the witness answered the investigator’s questions precisely (see the investigation report).”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0002]] Assessment
GEIPAN assessed that the perceived flame-like lights, ignition, and smoke trail were explained by the fireball hypothesis.
Claim #13900 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The features perceived as unusual by the witness—lights like flames, ignition, and a trail of smoke—are explained by the fireball hypothesis.”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0002]] Explanation
GEIPAN assessed that the transient noise may have come from the surroundings, notably one of two railway lines located 1.5 and 3.3 km from the witness.
Claim #13901 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“this transient noise may have come from the surroundings, notably from one of the two railway lines located 1.5 and 3.3 km from the witness.”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0002]] Explanation
GEIPAN classified the case as A, identifying it as an observation of a fireball.
Claim #13902 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as A: observation of a fireball.”
Source: CREGY-LES-MEAUX (77) 25.11.2021
// [[T0002]] Final classification