Brief Green Fireball in Montferrier-sur-Lez

Summary

Around 7:40 p.m. on December 31, 1995, a driver in Montferrier-sur-Lez saw a green luminous ball with a tail cross the sky at high speed for 2 to 3 seconds. Despite its brevity, the sighting was clear. The description matches the characteristics of a meteorite or object entering the atmosphere. GEIPAN classified the case as B, with a plausible natural explanation.