AnomalyOn September 17, 2014, at around 5 p.m., the witness observed in the sky a round, red object that seemed to spin on itself and reminded him of a flying saucer. The observation of an object flying in the sky in a straight line, in the direction of the wind, suggests a balloon carried by the wind, probably a latex or mylar party balloon. The local wind recorded in Nice was from the east, consistent with the object moving toward the west (see the: weather. GEIPAN classifies this case "B": probable observation of a child's balloon.
Alpes-Maritimes, France · 2014-09-17 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Alpes-Maritimes, France
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