Sighting in Bollène, September 8, 2008
Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on September 8, 2008 in Bollène (Vaucluse, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
Shortly after midnight, a witness who was in their garden noticed luminous objects moving across the sky and photographed them. About thirty objects passed by in all.
The witness later looked at recent photos of confirmed Thai lantern releases and saw that what they had observed looked very similar. GEIPAN classified the case as A (identified), concluding that Thai lanterns were highly likely to be the explanation.
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 8, 2008
- Location
- Bollène · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2008-09-02170
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.