Vaucluse, France · 2014-04-08 · from the GEIPAN archive
On April 8, 2014, between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., a witness observes, through a slightly open bay window, the silent straight-line movement of a set of fluorescent green lights, connected to each other by lines and extending over nearly 10 meters. The phenomenon is finally hidden by nearby buildings. Only one testimony is collected. The witness has the perception of objects carried by the wind ("the impression of 'floating' in the air."). The wind measured in Avignon is oriented from North to South, which is compatible with a movement perceived mainly from N to S because described as N N0 to S SE. It is probably green Thai lanterns (lanterns can be of variable colors and shapes (see the Thai lanterns website), possibly attached to each other (appearance of lines connecting the bright points). In general, such festive events occur on weekends, but the celebration is also possible on weekdays (birthday?). Consequently, GEIPAN classifies this case as B: Thai lanterns.
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
A witness observes from their home the slow, silent, and straight-line movement of about ten red lights in the sky. The description given by the witness, the videos, the movement according t…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On December 19, 2015 at 8:17 PM, a witness alerted by his son observes from a distance a large slightly ovoid ball sparkling with a very bright orange. This ball moves through the sky toward…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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