Meteorite. A luminous phenomenon in the western sky – Ouest-France

stifling heat, power cut … and meteorite. Hundreds of people saw a dramatic phenomenon, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in the western sky.

Light at night

On social networks, Witnesses describe “a shooting star” , “green light” and even a huge noise.

The meteorite, if indeed what it is, was seen above Rennes, Sarthe, Mayenne, the Maine-et-Loire and even in Bordeaux and Poitiers.

“We the saw decay. Two large flames into the sky and back, full of small sparks for three to four seconds “ says Corentin de Sable-sur-Sarthe.

The explosion of 19 July 2011

On 19 July 2011, a meteorite had been sighted in the western sky. It exploded about 35 km altitude.

After a minuitieuse investigation, Rennes space science had determined that “the meteorite had disintegrated above the forest of Brocéliande, almost above Paimpont, and its

remains were probably fallen into a circle about thirty kilometers from diameter, located north of Ploërmel “.

The meteorite of April 9, 2015

On April 9, 2015 Plescop a taxi driver had filmed a meteorite in the sky of Morbihan, while traveling on the RN166 up to Guer.