Bouches-du-Rhône, France · 2015-07-16 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 10:21 PM, a witness is surprised to see an object flying at low altitude that appears to be on fire. It flies silently from West to East, then stops and changes trajectory. It disappears in less than a few seconds, vertically toward the ground with a "surprising" acceleration. The witness has time to take a photo with his phone and discovers in the photo an orange "fireball." No other testimony is collected. Given the objective elements collected (see the investigation report), namely: - the orange color identical to that of lanterns. - the behavior identical to that of an object subjected to no wind or light wind (moderate speed). - the movement in the direction of the prevailing wind. - the short observation duration (1 minute) compatible with the lifespan of lanterns. - the illusion of disappearance caused by the lantern going out. - the absence of noise. - the time of year and location favorable to celebrations. GEIPAN classifies this case as "B" as a probable observation of a Thai lantern.
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