Luminous ball with tail over Hombourg-Haut

Summary

At 6:30 PM on November 17, 1983, three witnesses in Hombourg-Haut saw a luminous ball with a tail move rapidly from northeast to southeast. The phenomenon lasted only seconds, and no sounds or secondary effects were recorded. The clear trajectory and speed are consistent with an atmospheric entry. GEIPAN classified the case as B, considering a natural explanation likely without being able to fully confirm it due to the sighting's brevity and the lack of supplementary data.