AnomalyOn April 20, 2014 at 9:37 PM, a witness observes for 2 minutes the movement along a south-north trajectory of three glowing balls of a yellow-orange color, appearing larger than an airplane. The balls appear incandescent and disappear leaving a trail. The witness takes photographs. This testimony is typical of observations of Thai lanterns: orange balls moving slowly in a straight line at low altitude, according to the wind, on a weekend evening. The Meteociel data for Melin confirms a weak south wind. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": very probable observation of Thai lanterns. Given the low strangeness of this observation, GEIPAN did not search for those who released them.
Seine-et-Marne, France · 2014-04-20 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Seine-et-Marne, France
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