An account in Alpes-Maritimes, France

The witness observes, from the harbor jetty, two lights shining fairly brightly, stacked vertically. The lights move in a random way and are joined by several others. The witness thinks of a release of lanterns. The observation of orange lights in the sky in less than a minute, 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 lights were moving from north to south (toward the sea). The wind recorded in Nice is almost zero. (see weather. The local wind is a local breeze very difficult to predict. Due to the description given by the witness, in every point consistent with Thai lanterns, GEIPAN classifies this case "B" probable observation of Thai lanterns.