Luminous trail spotted from a DC10 over the Atlantic

Summary

On August 26, 1998, during a flight from Cayenne to Orly, the captain of a DC10 observed six bright points moving at high speed in a straight, horizontal trajectory, leaving a long luminous trail. The aircraft was over the Atlantic Ocean, which explains the lack of other witnesses or photographic records. GEIPAN classified the case as B, likely a grazing meteorite entering the atmosphere, though insufficient data prevented confirming whether the object fully traversed or skipped off the atmosphere.

The captain's testimony was detailed regarding the position and appearance of the objects, but no other crew members provided their account, limiting the depth of analysis. A later review with more modern tools did not change the initial conclusion.