The International Meteor Organization received over 55 reports so far about a fireball event over Southern France on Wednesday, February 17th 2016 around 17:20 UT (18:20 local time). The fireball was seen primarily from the Alpine region but witnesses from Limousin, Rhône-Alpes, Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées, Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Corse and even Switzerland and Spain also reported the event.

If you witnessed this event please fill an official fireball report.

Below is the heatmap and the estimated ground trajectory of the event:


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Below is a video from the event caught during a Rugby game.

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