Essonne, France · 2014-09-19 · from the GEIPAN archive
The witness observes a drum-shaped conical object, extraordinarily bright and moving slowly in a zigzag before disappearing at the horizon behind trees. The observation of a white luminous shape crossing the sky in a few minutes, on a weekend night, strongly suggests a Thai lantern, probably released nearby at the end of a private party. The very slow movement is observed to the northwest, which is consistent with the near-zero wind (or very light southerly wind) recorded at Orly: weather. GEIPAN classifies this case "B" as a probable observation of a Thai lantern.
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