An account in Loire-Atlantique, France

On July 14, 2009 at 11:10 PM on the beach, a witness observes in the clear sky the silent west-east movement of a very bright red-orange luminous phenomenon. It disappears at the horizon. The description of the phenomenon, red-orange in color, slow speed (observation duration of 10 minutes), and linear trajectory oriented along an axis consistent with the wind that evening, strongly points to the hypothesis of a passing festive sky lantern (known as a "Thai" lantern). Contacted about the exact location of the observation site, the witness states: "I realized afterwards that this unidentified flying object was in fact a (kind of) Chinese lantern that was not identifiable in the night." Following the witness's confirmation, this case is classified as A as an observation of a Thai lantern, typical for July 14.