AnomalyOn December 22, 2013 at 1:30 a.m., a witness observed from his doorstep the passage, south to north and silent, of two bright orange balls, very luminous, moving in a straight line. A third identical ball then passed over his house and then rose quickly. The witness went to the heights of his village to observe the phenomenon, which he did not see again. The observation of luminous orange balls crossing the sky in the direction of the wind (from the south: see weather report: weather on the night from Saturday to Sunday) clearly suggests Thai lanterns, probably launched at the end of a party in the southern district of Esperaza. The GEIPAN classifies this case as "B": probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Aude, France · 2013-12-22 · from the GEIPAN archive
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