Sighting in Benesse, October 10, 2011
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on October 10, 2011 in Benesse (Landes, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 6:20 a.m., a motorist noticed an orange-colored ball moving across the sky and photographed it. The glowing object alternately climbed and descended as it moved. The witness heard no sound during the sighting, and no one else reported seeing it.
The investigation showed the witness videos, photos and articles about Thai lanterns. After looking at them, the witness considered this explanation likely. GEIPAN also adopted it, even though such an early-morning sighting is unusual for this kind of object. The weather, with very light and unstable wind, was consistent with this hypothesis. The case was classified B: probable sighting of a Thai lantern.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- October 10, 2011
- Location
- Benesse · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-10-02841
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.