Dordogne, France · 2016-08-23 · from the GEIPAN archive
On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at around 9:45 PM, a family observes the silent passage of several bright points in the sky. A flashing is seen before the trees hide the phenomenon. Only one testimony is collected. The witnesses most likely saw a passage of LED balloons. These helium-filled balloons are luminous, of variable colors (including along the flight), steady or flashing. The description matches the characteristics found on commercial websites (such as Lacheballon. It is summer holiday period, favorable to festive events, and above all, the observed movement (toward the NW) matches the wind direction recorded at that time in the area on Infoclimat. Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as B: probable observation of the passage of LED balloons.
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On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 2 a.m., a person from their home observes the silent passage of about fifty small milky-white discs (then pewter-gray) in the sky. The phenomenon is observed w…
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