Somme, France · 2010-07-11 · from the GEIPAN archive
On July 10, 2010, at 2:30 a.m., a witness and his wife observed between 15 and 20 glowing orange balls in the sky. They moved silently along a south-to-north trajectory. The observation lasted fifteen minutes, during which the witness took photographs. No other testimony was collected by the gendarmerie. The witness's photos leave no ambiguity about the very likely observation of flying lanterns.
What stood out: an orange orb
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both described an orange orb · 67 km away
On August 22, 2010 at 2:40 in the morning, several people observe from their homes the silent passage of glowing orange-colored balls forming a triangle and all moving in the same direction …
both described an orange orb · 67 km away
In the night from Friday 25 to Saturday 26 June 2010 at around 1 a.m., eight people observe in the Parisian sky the silent movement at low altitude and at constant speed of a very bright ora…
both described an orange orb · 111 km away
On January 1, 1980, several military personnel on duty sighted a luminous phenomenon in the sky on three occasions. A small orange ball appeared suddenly and successively at 11:16 PM, 11:33 …
both described an orange orb · 56 km away
On January 19, 1979, at around 6:30 p.m., two motorists noticed in the sky two white lights of high intensity as well as a red and orange glow coming from an object they could not identify. …
both described an orange orb · 56 km away
On October 3, 2009 at around 9:30 PM, a family (witnesses 1 and 2) observes in the sky the passage, in groups, of flying and bright objects in the sky. These round objects move horizontally …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On June 4, 2010 at 11:12 PM, a witness filmed the passage of an orange light in the sky. A second witness, who took photographs but could not provide them to the investigators, described the…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On December 25, 2009 at 8:30 PM, a witness observed two rows of yellow lights moving. No particular noise was noticed during the observation, which lasted about ten minutes. These lights cro…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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