AnomalyOn August 29, 2015, between 9:45 PM and 11:00 PM, a family successively observes the movements of orange or white luminous points in the sky. Some go out gradually, others are lost from sight heading off in various directions. No noise is heard during the observations. Only one testimony is collected. The observation of orange or white luminous points in the sky, on a weekend night, clearly suggests Thai lanterns, probably released nearby at the end of a private party. The successive disappearance of these lights supports this hypothesis, as it results from the burners in the lanterns burning out. The very brief testimony does not allow the observation to be correlated with the wind. Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as B: probable Thai lanterns.
Charente-Maritime, France · 2015-08-29 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Charente-Maritime, France
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