Morbihan, France · 2010-01-03 · from the GEIPAN archive
On January 3, 2010, a witness observed from his garden the passage of three round lights directly above him. No noise was heard. They disappeared instantly. The characteristics described in the observation (3 round lights at low altitude moving together then 'disappearing' due to the fuel burning out) as well as the strong presumption from the initial elements of the gendarmerie investigation, correspond to the probable observation of flying lanterns.
What stood out: vanishing suddenly
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