An account in Ni�vre, France

Given the witnesses' description and the elements of the investigation, the hypothesis of observing sky lanterns proves very likely. Due to the two independent testimonies, the consistency of this case is high (0.8): the reality of the phenomenon is beyond doubt, even if it is not certain that the observations were simultaneous: it may be an uncertainty about the observation time, or a second release from the same location. The strangeness of the case is low (0.3) because the described phenomenon closely resembles a well-known phenomenon. GEIPAN classifies this case as "B": very likely observation of sky lanterns, also called Thai lanterns. This case could be classified as "A" if the authors of the potential release had been able to be identified.