Essonne, France · 2009-09-05 · from the GEIPAN archive
During a street meal on September 5, 2009, around 10 p.m., several people observe the silent passage of a luminous object in the sky. One witness reports seeing an orange-colored ball moving slowly, then suddenly heading south at high speed, still without any noise. The characteristics of the observation seem to indicate a well-known phenomenon often reported to GEIPAN: the passage of a luminous flying lantern. The presence of a fireworks display nearby, and therefore of festive activity, significantly strengthens this hypothesis. This case is classified as B, as the probable observation of a luminous flying lantern.
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. Th…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On March 15, 2010 between 9:30 PM and 9:45 PM, a witness observed the passage in the sky of about ten luminous balls. The characteristics of the formation described by the witness (luminous …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On August 12, 2009 at around 11:10 PM, a witness in his garden observes the passage from south to north of two ovoid-shaped objects that follow each other. Orange in color, they are located …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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