Drôme, France · 2012-08-26 · from the GEIPAN archive
Red lights in Drôme, France
On August 26, 2012 at around 12:40 a.m., a witness observes and photographs a luminous phenomenon in the sky that intrigues him: several dozen red, non-flashing objects move silently along a north-south trajectory. All follow each other at a regular distance and at constant speed. The observation lasts about 5 minutes.
The witness's description immediately suggests Thai lanterns: horizontal passage of red balls, in groups, without noise. The wind was blowing from the north at 11 p.m., then from the northeast at midnight, which is consistent with the observed north-south movement.
GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of the passage of Thai lanterns.
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