Sighting in Châteauneuf-du-Faou, August 11, 2013
Finistère, Bretagne, France
Sighting on August 11, 2013 in Châteauneuf-du-Faou (Finistère, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Around midnight, under a clear sky, a witness noticed several orange objects that stood out clearly from the stars. They drifted slowly toward the east-south-east, and the witness took several photographs of them.
The investigation found that the description fitted Thai lanterns very well. These are fairly common on summer nights in urban areas: round, orange lights that fly steadily. The Quimper weather record showed a light westerly wind, broadly consistent with objects being carried east-south-east by the wind. GEIPAN classified the case as 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
- August 11, 2013
- Location
- Châteauneuf-du-Faou · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-08-08526
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.