AnomalyFrom 20 to 21 September 2008, a witness observed about ten orange balls in the night sky moving between the towns of Gouvieux and Precy-sur-Oise. These luminous balls, "lit from the inside as well as on all sides," disappeared near the town of Precy-sur-Oise. The objects moved silently in single file at low altitude. Only one testimony was collected by GEIPAN. The gendarmerie received two other calls that night regarding the presence of lights in the sky. The witness's observation is characteristic of an observation of a release of Thai lanterns, both in terms of the colors, the shapes, and the type of trajectory. The fact that it occurred on a weekend night, favorable to festive events, reinforces this hypothesis. The overall east-west direction of the movement is compatible with the measured wind direction. Furthermore, the local gendarmerie report mentions reports at the same time also characteristic of Thai lanterns. Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as B: observation of Thai lanterns.
Oise, France · 2008-09-20 · from the GEIPAN archive
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