AnomalyOn May 20, 2008, a witness reports by email having seen a few days earlier (he no longer remembers the exact date) a luminous ball first stationary then moving northward without making any noise. The testimony is too brief (exact date unknown) to make any investigation possible, but the sighting resembles those of Thai lanterns made in the region during the same period.
Vendée, France · 2008-05-1- · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Vendée, France
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