AnomalyA witness briefly reports their observation on May 21, 2008 around 11 PM. From their garden, they observed the linear passage from southwest to northeast of a "small sun" at about 30° above the horizon. The speed was constant. The phenomenon then headed east before disappearing quickly. This not-very-strange testimony suggests a Thai lantern (a flying lantern carried by the wind), but it is too brief and does not allow for a precise analysis against which to test the usual misidentification hypotheses. The weather stations surrounding the observation location show opposing winds, which are explained by the passage of a front visible on weather satellite photos. In any case, the exact weather at the location is not known (nearest station: Caen, 50 km to the northeast). This case is classified as C due to lack of information.
Calvados, France · 2008-05-21 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Calvados, France
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