Sighting in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, December 5, 2014
Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on December 5, 2014 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
One evening, between 7:45 and 7:50 pm, a witness out for a walk noticed five very bright red-orange lights crossing the night sky without making any sound. No other account was collected. The lights moved from west to east and crossed the sky within a few minutes.
The following day was a holiday, Saint Nicholas' Day. According to the investigation, these orange globes strongly suggest Thai lanterns, most likely released nearby at the end of a private party. The direction of travel matches the light south-westerly to westerly wind recorded at Pontoise. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable observation 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
- December 5, 2014
- Location
- Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-12-09057
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.