Flaming object with color-changing trail in Aveyron in 1989

Summary

On March 12, 1989, a woman in Aveyron observed a flaming object descending toward the ground, leaving a trail that shifted from yellow to red before vanishing. She simultaneously heard a muffled sound she attributed to impact. Gendarmes searched the indicated area but found no trace of the object. A meteorite was considered as a possibility, though the case remains without a clear explanation.