Nighttime flashes at Tournus identified as the Perseids in 1984

Summary

During July 1984, several people in Tournus observed luminous objects with red and green flashes in the night sky, changing position from one night to the next. The sightings coincided with intense heat and clear skies. Although the witnesses initially thought the lights were unexplainable, investigators concluded they most likely saw the Perseid meteor shower, active during that period and visible from the constellation Perseus. GEIPAN classified the case as B, finding insufficient grounds to consider it anomalous. The timing, celestial location, and astronomical context support this explanation.