Sighting in Camboulit, July 28, 2010
Lot, Occitanie, France
Sighting on July 28, 2010 in Camboulit (Lot, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 10:15 pm, several people saw luminous objects go by, shaped like hot-air balloons. No sound was heard during the five minutes the sighting lasted. Only one of the witnesses reported what they had seen.
The gendarmerie carried out inquiries and concluded that the witnesses had probably seen Thai lanterns. The GEIPAN classified the case as B: probably identified.
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 28, 2010
- Location
- Camboulit · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-07-02682
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.