Ain, France · 2014-03-18 · from the GEIPAN archive
A dark figure in Ain, France
On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at around 8:30 PM, a couple out for a walk is surprised to observe in the clear sky four steady lights of a pale orange color evoking a dark trapezoidal shape. These lights move silently at a constant speed on a straight trajectory. The witness looks away but the object will have disappeared when he tries to see it again. Only one testimony was collected.
The observation of orange lights flying silently, horizontally, in the same direction as the wind, clearly evokes Thai lanterns probably released at the end of a celebration. It is common to perceive a dark shape when observing several lights moving together (Gestalt effect).
The witness sees the object depart toward the East or Northeast: the wind recorded at Lyon-Satolas is a light southwest wind, compatible with the observed movement: weather
. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of Thai lanterns. GEIPAN did not search for the person who released them.
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both described a dark figure
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