Sighting in Caen, September 28, 2013
Calvados, Normandie, France
Sighting on September 28, 2013 in Caen (Calvados, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 9 p.m. on a Saturday evening, a witness saw eight bright red objects cross the sky from east to west. They all followed the same path and passed by without a sound.
GEIPAN noted that several red shapes following one path, in the same direction as the wind (blowing from the southeast), on a Saturday evening, strongly suggested a release of Thai lanterns, that is, flying lanterns. The case was considered of little strangeness and 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 28, 2013
- Location
- Caen · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-09-08578
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.