An account in Haute-Savoie, France

A witness reports observing about fifteen blue or white lights in the sky, while looking south from Le Grand-Bornand (toward La Clusaz, located behind the Danay mountain) on January 7, 2014, around 10 p.m. The nightclub "le bal" in La Clusaz has a laser and uses it every evening, even on weekdays. This establishment is located about 4 km south of the observation point. The laser used projects a white spot that rapidly traces circles in the sky. The fact that the observation stops when the sky becomes clear reinforces the hypothesis that it was this laser, projected onto the clouds, that the witness observed. The witness, familiar with the area, estimates that what he saw was not a nightclub laser. The gendarmerie report notes that the witness had taken IXPRIM that day, a painkiller that contains Tramadol, known to rarely cause hallucinations (between 1/100 and 1/100). The witness's perception may have been disturbed by a medication. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of a nightclub laser projected onto clouds.