AnomalyOn August 8, 2012 at 11:45 a.m., a witness and those around him observe for 15 seconds the straight-line passage at constant speed of a white-gray colored point in the sky. No trail is seen. Only one testimony was collected. The witness, who is looking toward the south, sees an object pass from his left to his right, that is, from East to West. He sees the apparent size of this object shrink during its passage. This testimony suggests the passage of a balloon, of poorly determined shape, probably at very low altitude because its apparent size decreases quickly. The weather report from Limoges indicates an East to Northwest wind at that moment, which is consistent with this hypothesis. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of a recreational balloon, hot-air balloon, or helium-filled balloon.
Haute-Vienne, France · 2012-08-08 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Haute-Vienne, France
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