Sighting in Bar-le-Duc, September 1, 2011
Meuse, Grand Est, France
Sighting on September 1, 2011 in Bar-le-Duc (Meuse, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At 10:35 pm, the witness was out on their terrace when three yellowish lights crossed the sky from east to west. They moved quickly and made no sound, then vanished behind a cloud.
GEIPAN noted that the yellowish points drifted in the same direction as the wind (according to the Lorraine weather data), which fits very well with the appearance of Thai lanterns. These were probably released east of the town, possibly near the stadium. The case was classified B: probable sighting of Thai lanterns.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 1, 2011
- Location
- Bar-le-Duc · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-09-08198
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.