Yvelines, France · 2011-07-10 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Sunday, July 10, 2011, between 12:30 a.m. and 12:45 a.m., people observe the passage of about ten orange luminous points forming a large formation in the sky. The main witness has a very good reflex by filming the sighting with his camera while calling the gendarmerie. On Friday, July 15, 2011, at 11:22 p.m., another sighting of a similar phenomenon will be made by the witness. The film of the first sighting, entrusted by the witness to the gendarmerie, is typical of a sighting of the passage of Thai lanterns. The Geipan emphasizes here the exemplary investigation conducted by the gendarmerie, at the end of which it concludes that it was a passage of Thai lanterns. Even if formal proof is not provided, the witness supports the conclusion and the GEIPAN fully endorses it.
What stood out: moving in formation
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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