An account in Lot-et-Garonne, France

On July 20, 2015 at around 10:57 PM, a family observes the straight and silent passage of a flaming red object in the night sky before it disappears behind a building. Only one testimony is collected. A video is made on a cell phone but could not be sent. The indications given by the witness about the movement of the phenomenon are confusing regarding the end of the trajectory (but the witness does not seem familiar with the area). It would indeed be of Northeast origin but ending in the Southwest rather than the Southeast. Indeed, the mention "heading toward the center of N�rac" indicates an end of trajectory located to the Southwest of the observation point, not the Southeast. Likewise, the indications of movement "across the entire visible horizon from the balcony from left to right" and "disappearance of the object behind the annex building" located to the right, confirm the end of an observation to the Southwest. The weather situation at Agen-La-Garenne at 11 PM, located 20 km to the ENE, indicates a light wind (6 km/h) from the North and visibility of 45 km (see the M�t�ociel website). The trajectory toward the Southwest is compatible with a wind direction from the North measured 20 km away. These elements favor the observation of a Thai lantern: significant brightness, red color, moving in the direction of the wind, straight and uniform trajectory, without noise. This hypothesis is reinforced by the summer period and the location in a holiday village. Lanterns are frequently released during this period as well as at New Year's Eve. The launch of a single lantern is frequently observed. Consequently, GEPAN classifies this as B: observation of the passage of a Thai lantern.