Alpes-Maritimes, France · 2010-04-14 · from the GEIPAN archive
A witness reports observing a red luminous point moving slowly on April 14, 2010, between 9:50 PM and 9:56 PM. The characteristics of the observation—a red luminous point in slow upward motion, becoming static, then disappearing—suggest the release (now well known) of a Thai-style flying lantern. Unfortunately, the additional information requested by GEIPAN from the main witness (a police report that would have allowed a preliminary investigation) was not followed up. The case is classified as C due to lack of information.
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