Brief flash with a smoke trail over Essonne

Summary

On 27 October 2007, a driver in Essonne saw a luminous phenomenon moving rapidly northeast, leaving a persistent smoke trail. The sky was mostly clear with some high clouds. The sighting lasted only one or two seconds, and the witness themselves suggested it might have been a meteorite. No other testimony or additional evidence emerged. GEIPAN classified the case as C due to limited informational content.