Sighting in Chécy, March 15, 2010
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on March 15, 2010 in Chécy (Loiret, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m., a witness saw about ten glowing orange balls cross the sky. They moved together in a wave-like formation, at a steady pace, for several minutes before disappearing.
According to GEIPAN, the features of this formation match a known phenomenon and show nothing strange. The sighting was attributed, with enough confidence for a B classification (probably identified), to the passage of flying lanterns, that is, 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
- March 15, 2010
- Location
- Chécy · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-03-02558
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.