AnomalyOn February 23, 2014 at 10:10 PM, a couple observes through a picture window the silent, straight-line passage of a very bright light. Suddenly the phenomenon makes several upward then downward movements and the light turns red before disappearing toward the West. The observation lasted between 2 and 3 minutes in a clear sky. The observation of an incandescent light, with red reflections, moving horizontally in the sky for a few minutes, with small upward or downward movements, suggests a Thai lantern carried by the wind, probably released nearby at the end of a private party. Meteociel indicates for Tours heavy cloud cover (7/8) and an easterly wind of 17 to 28 km/h (see the weather. The wind direction is compatible with this hypothesis. It is noted, however, that lantern releases are more frequent on Saturday evenings than on Sundays. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of a Thai lantern.
Indre-et-Loire, France · 2014-02-23 · from the GEIPAN archive
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