Gironde, France · 2013-07-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
On July 13, 2013, between 11:30 PM and 11:40 PM, a witness is intrigued by the successive and silent passage of several glowing orange balls in the sky. The witness's account and the photos have all the characteristics of a testimony of observing the passage of Thai lanterns: orange balls moving with the wind (NE wind recorded at Cap Ferret). The time and the day of the year are also very favorable for this kind of event. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of Thai lanterns.
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