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| Number: | BE0011 |
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| Date written: | March 29, 2007 |
| Date received: | March 29, 2007 |
| Date published: | April 14, 2007 |
| Date of sighting: | March 27, 2007 |
| Place of sighting: | Belgium, Mons |
| Original language of report: | French |
| Reported using: | |
| Unreleased information: | Name, firstname, email address |
| Investigation, additional information: | None |
| Explanation: | Not looked for. Probably a satellite. |
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Subject: Mobile star I regularly consult your website, which I find the most objective of all those that I already visited. You do not fear to ruin certain dreams. Which is not to the detriment of reality. I live in Belgium, in the area of Mons, but on a « plate » higher of about fifty meters of the valley of the Haine. As I am rather often in expectation of a discovery, when I go out in the morning, I look up. On Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 06:35, the sky was very clear and stars were well seen. I observed the advance of what resembled one of them. It crossed the sky from west to East to disappear at the horizon, without a noise, at a constant speed, very high in the sky. At a certain time, its trajectory moved towards that of a plane, of which I saw clearly the flashing lights, which marked a clear difference between the two objects. It did not modify its path. I had the impression that they were not in the same plan. It was probably a satellite, enlightened below by the sun on the point to rise. But, who knows, there could have been other observations? Yours truly, [Firstname] |
On March 29, 2007, like the witness, I indicated as explanation: "Not looked for. Probable satellite." On March 15, 2008, a reader consulted the Heavens Above website and found that at this same date, there was a passage of the International Space Station (ISS) from West to East on the north of France then Belgium between 06:31 and 06:39, thus at the same timeframe and same direction than those indicated by the witness.
