Bouches-du-Rh�ne, France · 2014-07-05 · from the GEIPAN archive
An orange orb in Bouches-du-Rh�ne, France
At 10:10 PM, the witness looks out the window and sees an orange-colored luminous point moving away, silent, which stops and then disappears while speeding off quickly.
The observation of an orange ball on a Saturday evening, moving in the direction of the wind (light southwest to south wind, recorded at Marignane: weather) suggests a Thai lantern released at the end of a party.
An airplane seen head-on, close to landing, can also appear as a yellow or orange ball, but the witness, although near an airfield, is not in line with the runways. Moreover, he knows the aviation world well.
The Thai lantern hypothesis fits poorly with two elements of the testimony: the object stops and leaves again. However, it is noted on one hand that the wind is weak, and the local terrain can create wind irregularities. The object disappears at extraordinary speed: the progressive and rapid extinction of the lantern's burner flame is often interpreted by witnesses as the object moving away.
Given the relatively low strangeness of this observation case, GEIPAN did not require an on-site investigation.
GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of a Thai lantern.
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