AnomalyA person reports the observation of two phenomena that they cannot explain, seen on the same night. The first observed phenomenon (12:30 AM local time) probably corresponds to the observation of the Moon visible to the East, illuminated at 60% in a waning gibbous phase, described as a "half-circle of orange color on the horizon." The configuration of the sky at that moment does show the Moon in the sector of the sky observed. This case is classified as A, as an observation of the Moon. The second observation (1:23 AM local time) is independent, and the characteristics of the phenomenon probably suggest an observation of a flying lantern.
Tarn-et-Garonne, France · 2009-01-17 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Tarn-et-Garonne, France
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