La Réunion, France · 2008-12-16 · from the GEIPAN archive
Red lights in La Réunion, France
On the evening of December 16, 2008, between 8:45 PM and 9:00 PM, two witnesses observe the rapid movements of a luminous phenomenon. A very bright red glow moves silently and along a random trajectory above the city of Saint-Pierre. The object is sometimes hidden by clouds. No other testimony will be recorded about this phenomenon that evening. However, during the same period, movements of Thai lanterns will be observed by many witnesses in different places on the island. The witnesses probably made an observation of a Thai lantern, also called on Réunion "wish lantern or Chinese hot-air balloon."
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Testimonies collected in November 2009 about an old sighting made in October 2008 (the witness no longer remembers the exact date but indicates the end of October).
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both described red lights · on the other side of the country
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both described red lights · on the other side of the country
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Th…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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The weather report from Béziers…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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