Luminous sphere with trail over Saint-Denis, La Réunion, 1982

Summary

At 3 a.m. on 16 June 1982, several witnesses in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, saw a haloed sphere followed by a string of yellowish dots forming a luminous trail. It moved slowly in a straight line from northeast to southeast and remained visible for less than a minute. No sound was heard. The description is consistent with an atmospheric re-entry, though this was never officially confirmed.