An account in Ni�vre, France

On August 23, 2016, at around 10 a.m., a witness on his roof is called out to by the roofer, who points out a very bright object in the clear sky. This object moves toward the witnesses when it changes direction. No noise is heard. The object disappears at the horizon. Only one testimony will be collected. The witness perceives the object as being carried by the wind, "a bit like a balloon in the wind and at an irregular speed." The strangeness of the change in direction can be explained by the very changeable wind that day, especially around 10 a.m., as indicated by the Infoclimat Vinon and Infoclimat La Marche weather records. The perception of the object's high speed is necessarily subjective, since the witness does not recognize it and cannot judge the distance at which it is moving. The object probably had a round shape, otherwise its spinning in the wind would have caused flickering lights. It may have been a child's balloon. In conclusion, GEIPAN classifies this case as B: probable observation of an object carried by the wind (and in particular a child's balloon).