AnomalyOn May 19, 2013 at around 12:30 AM, several people observe from a balcony on the first floor the silent passage from the horizon toward the South of 6 to 8 glowing yellow-orange balls. The witness, facing North, observes luminous objects to the Northwest and sees them move away toward the South. The Meteociel data for Rouen indicates: cloudy sky, wind from the Northeast, after rain with wind from the North. This testimony is in every point consistent with the observation of Thai lanterns: appearance, duration, movement with the wind, time and day of the week consistent with the end of a celebration. The slightly rainy weather is indeed not very favorable for flying lanterns, but it still works under a few drops of rain. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Eure, France · 2013-05-19 · from the GEIPAN archive
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