Maine-et-Loire, France · 2014-07-20 · from the GEIPAN archive
The witness notices around midnight an orange light moving silently from right to left, followed by several others, at intervals of a few minutes. No other testimony will be collected. The observation of orange lights crossing the sky in a few minutes, following one after another on the same trajectory, on a weekend night, clearly suggests Thai lanterns, probably released nearby at the end of a private party. The movement is observed toward the Northeast, which is consistent with the very weak, variable wind, from West to Southwest recorded at Tours: weather. GEIPAN classifies this case "B" probable observation of Thai lanterns.
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