Sighting in Créteil, November 18, 2009
Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on November 18, 2009 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
A witness saw an orange light moving across the sky at 7:01 on a Wednesday morning. Its speed was not steady: it accelerated and then slowed down, following an irregular, zigzag path. The light was dim and stayed at a low altitude. It changed direction and speed as if it were being carried along by the wind.
The GEIPAN concluded that this description matched a Thai-style flying lantern: a dim orange light, low altitude, and movements that seemed to follow the wind. The case was classified B, a probable sighting of a flying lantern.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- November 18, 2009
- Location
- Créteil · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-11-02486
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.