Sighting in Franconville, June 27, 2009
Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on June 27, 2009 in Franconville (Val-d'Oise, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
A witness reported by telephone that, during the night of 27 June 2009, between 11:55 p.m. and midnight, they saw about fifty orange glowing balls pass by. According to them, other people in their building had made the same observation.
Such a large number of orange balls of light suggests flying lanterns. However, GEIPAN could not carry out an investigation: no questionnaire was returned and there is no police or gendarmerie report, despite several follow-up requests to the witness. Because of the lack of further information, the case was classified C, insufficient data.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 27, 2009
- Location
- Franconville · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-06-02327
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