Sighting in Favières, May 2, 2010
Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Sighting on May 2, 2010 in Favières (Meurthe-et-Moselle, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
The witness watched for a few seconds, at around 3:20 in the morning, a very bright sphere moving fast toward the southeast before it suddenly vanished. A little later a second sphere appeared, then it too disappeared, making a 180° downward loop as it went.
GEIPAN compared this description with that of luminous flying lanterns: two spheres going out one after the other, which would fit the fuel running out. The sighting took place during the night from Saturday to Sunday, which makes this explanation all the more plausible. Despite several follow-up requests from GEIPAN, no further information was obtained from the witness, so the investigation could not go any deeper. The case is classified B, a 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
- May 2, 2010
- Location
- Favières · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-05-02562
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.