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Rh�ne, France · 2009-02-03 · from the GEIPAN archive

Moving in formation in Rh�ne, France

GEIPAN was contacted by email on July 7, 2010, by the witness, who briefly described an old observation case that occurred on February 3, 2009, between 7:00 PM and 7:15 PM. The witness, walking down a street, was intrigued by the passage of several oval-shaped, orange-colored lights that moved silently in a triangle formation. The witness lost sight of the phenomenon as it gradually moved away. Of fairly low strangeness at first reading (one immediately thinks of a release of Thai lanterns during festivities following the Chinese New Year, which began on January 29), this observation case turns out to be more complex, since the observed lights moved against the wind. The consistency of the testimony remains weak, however, due to the many imprecisions in the account and the significant time gap between the report and the events (17 months), which rules out any request to air traffic control. This case is classified as C for lack of additional information.

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