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An asteroid was seen in Germany, Switzerland and several regions of France, late Sunday afternoon.

The celestial object thus crossed the skies of Champagne-Ardenne, Burgundy Franche-Comté and Center-Val-de-Loire at 5:41 p.m. before disintegrating about fifty kilometers above Montargis (Loiret ), reports this Monday France Bleu Orléans.

"It is a phenomenon which is not unprecedented, but which one observes in France only once a year approximately", explained to our colleagues Eric Chariot, director of development at the astronomical society of Burgundy.

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- Flightlevel150 (@ flightlevel150) December 14, 2020

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- Vigie-Ciel (@VigieCiel) December 13, 2020

An estimated speed of 90,000 km / h

Several images of the scene were relayed on social networks.

According to the Vigie-Ciel website, the phenomenon was observed by at least 115 visual witnesses.

The asteroid became luminous when it was 87 km above sea level and flew over the town of Bar-le-Duc (Meuse).

Its speed was then estimated at 25 km / s, or 90,000 km / h.

The object, weighing 2 kg, remained bright for about ten seconds before disappearing east of Montargis.

According to Vigie-Ciel, the calculations show "that there is probably no meteorite of significant size to look for on the ground".

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