Saône-et-Loire, France · 2013-08-02 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Friday, August 2, 2013, around midnight, a family in a car is intrigued by the silent and rapid movement of a bright orange ball in the clear sky. The object will disappear, hidden by the landscape. The observation of an orange ball moving in a straight line on a weekend evening suggests a Thai lantern. At that time in Mâcon, there was a south wind of 4 to 19 km/h: weather. The witness is surprised by the speed of the phenomenon: if a lantern actually flies at 19 km/h in a straight line, it can be difficult to follow it by car. The case is classified "B": probable observation of a Thai lantern.
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