An account in Moselle, France

On August 5, 2013 between 11:00 PM and 11:20 PM, a witness observes in the stormy sky the movement of 5 yellowish lights, seeming to flicker. Their movement is rapid. The lights turn to the left, and disappear from the witness's view. A few seconds later, a new light appears and follows the same path. This testimony is of high quality, describing as best as possible the positions of the observed objects. The witness's description is entirely consistent with the observation of Thai lanterns, fairly common on summer nights in the city: orange balls flying in a continuous manner. The objects, observed to the South-Southeast, head toward the East. But the wind direction, from the Northwest, does not exactly match the observed path; one can think of local disturbances due to the Moselle, very close by, and to the Plappeville hill just to the West of the witness. Wind recorded at Metz: from the Northwest 16 to 30 km/h: weather. This case is classified "B": probable observation of Thai lanterns.