An account in Vaucluse, France

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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This is an official case file of GEIPAN, the French space agency's unidentified aerospace phenomena office, machine translated from French. The original text and the full investigation file are at geipan.fr. We reproduce it with thanks and remove anything on request.