Sighting in Cagnes-sur-Mer, July 22, 2011
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on July 22, 2011 in Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Starting at 10:15 p.m., a witness noticed a red-orange luminous object moving silently across the sky. About ten minutes later, a second similar object passed by in turn. Each sighting lasted around three minutes, and both objects eventually disappeared toward the south-southeast.
The GEIPAN considered the case to be of low strangeness. Its consistency was rated medium to low, since it rests on a single witness account. All the characteristics match a misidentification of passing Thai lanterns. The case was therefore 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
- July 22, 2011
- Location
- Cagnes-sur-Mer · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-07-02795
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.