Sighting in Avignon, May 10, 2008

The witness reported the sighting in a brief email. At around 11:30 p.m., they noticed a flash of light in a clear sky with no storm. About ten seconds later, a round orange object crossed the sky coming from the north, soon followed by a second similar object. Both headed southeast and then disappeared. The witness was looking out of a window, and the objects seemed to pass to the east of their position without going directly overhead. Only one account was collected.

The file is very thinly documented, since it rests on three lines of email. According to the GEIPAN, the colors, shapes and type of trajectory described are typical of a release of Thai lanterns. The north-to-southeast movement is consistent with the wind measured in Avignon that day, which came from 40° east. The GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B, probably identified: Thai lanterns.