Gironde, France · 2014-03-09 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 12:28 AM, a witness observes from the terrace of his apartment the silent passage of an orange diamond shape in the sky; according to the witness, it moves at the speed of an airplane along a SE-NW trajectory. The observation of an orange object flying silently, horizontally, in the same direction as the wind, clearly suggests a sky lantern (Thai lantern or Tura balloon) probably released at the end of a celebration. The witness sees the object heading off toward the Northwest; the wind recorded in Bordeaux is a light southeast wind: weather. The diamond shape is unusual for Thai lanterns; it could also be a Tura balloon, which works on the same hot-air balloon principle. See: Tura balloon. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of a sky lantern. GEIPAN did not search for the person who released it.
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