Brief orange fireball over Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray

Summary

On the night of 13 February 2008, a single witness in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray spotted a large orange ball racing across the sky. The sighting lasted only a few seconds before the object vanished. No recordings or independent witnesses were available. The description is consistent with a bolide or atmospheric re-entry. GEIPAN classified the case as B, pointing to a likely misidentification of a common atmospheric event, though the lack of corroborating data prevents full confirmation.