2023-11-19 12:17:12
A luminous halo which was seen in the sky over a large southwest quarter on Saturday around 7:30 p.m. The first test firing of an M51.3 missile, carried out from the Biscarrosse missile testing center (Landes) on Saturday evening, did not go unnoticed.
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The luminous halo created by the missile fire was seen over a large southwest quarter. – Facebook screenshot.
Testimonies have multiplied on social networks, initially questioning this strange phenomenon, which particularly surprised some of the inhabitants of the Landes and the Arcachon basin, and as far as the Pyrenees and even in Spain.
Twitter screenshot of the bright halo seen in the southwest sky Saturday evening. -Cynthia Bernatz
The craft fell back into the North Atlantic
The Ministry of the Armed Forces, and Minister Sébastien Lecornu, announced around 8:45 p.m. that it was therefore an M51.3 missile launch, “carried out without a nuclear charge”. Information then developed by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), which specifies that “the missile was monitored throughout its flight phase by the DGA’s test resources. »
“The fallout zone is located in the North Atlantic, several hundred kilometers from any coast,” adds the DGA. This test was carried out without a nuclear charge and in strict compliance with France’s international commitments. This shot, carried out as part of the M51 program, once again demonstrates the excellence of the high technology that French industries are implementing in this area. »
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