Somme, France · 2016-08-26 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Friday, August 26, 2016, at 4:54 a.m., a witness on their terrace observes in the clear sky three luminous discs giving off an opaque white light and moving north to south in a triangular formation. No noise is heard during the 4 to 5 second observation. Only one testimony is collected. The description is in every way consistent with an observation of a release of lanterns (appearance, color). The trajectory is that of the wind that evening, toward the south (see the Infoclimat record). This is a night in August, favorable for festive events of this type. The gendarmerie investigation will also indicate the observation of a similar luminous phenomenon seen on the night of August 27 to 28, 2016, at 1:30 a.m. See on the website www.GEIPAN.fr the many cases of lanterns (search for cases with the keyword: lantern). Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as B: probable observation of Thai lanterns.
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