Sighting in Auberville-la-Renault, May 23, 2010
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Sighting on May 23, 2010 in Auberville-la-Renault (Seine-Maritime, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 10:45 p.m., several people noticed an orange-colored luminous object in the sky. It first moved horizontally, then hovered in place for a while. After that it set off again, rising vertically, and eventually vanished at the horizon. The observation lasted five minutes, and no sound was heard during that time.
No other witness accounts of the phenomenon were collected. GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): the witnesses most likely saw a Thai lantern drifting by.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- May 23, 2010
- Location
- Auberville-la-Renault · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-05-02615
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.