On December 2, 2011, between 9:15 PM and 9:30 PM, a witness at their window observed the passage of a luminous phenomenon in the Parisian sky. A bright point moved rapidly along a straight t…
both described an orange orb · 13 km away
Hauts-de-Seine, France · 2011-12-26 · from the GEIPAN archive
The witness observes, in the southern-southeast suburbs of Paris, a luminous orange ball flying at low altitude toward Paris. The description and the movement according to the south wind (see weather report) are in every point consistent with the appearance of a Thai lantern. This holiday period is favorable to the release of such lanterns. GEIPAN classifies this case as "B": probable Thai lantern.
What stood out: an orange orb
On December 2, 2011, between 9:15 PM and 9:30 PM, a witness at their window observed the passage of a luminous phenomenon in the Parisian sky. A bright point moved rapidly along a straight t…
both described an orange orb · 13 km away
A witness reports an observation made with family on February 26, 2011, around 9:45 PM: everyone observes the movement of a glowing orange ball with a sudden change of direction and disappea…
both described an orange orb · 22 km away
On January 1, 1981, at around 9:40 PM, two police officers spotted a luminous phenomenon that intrigued them. Between 100 and 150 meters up in the sky, a yellow-orange glow was flickering. W…
both described an orange orb · in the same place
Recent testimony (April 19, 2010) of an old observation. On September 28, 2008, a witness observes in the sky for about 15 minutes two red luminous points. One of the two points moves slowly…
both described an orange orb · 13 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 · 13 km away
On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at around 9:30 PM, a witness is intrigued by the presence of an orange light source in the sky. It suddenly disappears, and the witness then observes a dark circ…
both described an orange orb · 13 km away
The witness observes, in the southern suburbs of Thionville, a luminous orange ball flying at low altitude from North to South. The description and the movement according to the wind (see we…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On December 20, 2011 at around 10:05 PM, a witness observed in the sky the straight-line and silent movement of a red object, with lights at its center. This testimony indicates the characte…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On June 12, 2013 at 10:59 PM, a witness observed the silent movement of an orange glowing disk in the sky. The object disappeared into the clouds. The appearance and movement of the glowing …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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