Sighting in Gainneville, July 12, 2015
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Sighting on July 12, 2015 in Gainneville (Seine-Maritime, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Shortly before one in the morning, on a weekend night, several people gathered for an evening with friends noticed more than a dozen orange balls passing across the clear sky. They moved silently along a straight path and crossed the sky within a few minutes. The movement was seen going from the south-southeast toward the east. Only one witness account was collected.
GEIPAN compared this description with Thai lanterns, most likely released nearby at the end of a private party: orange balls crossing the sky in a few minutes on a weekend night strongly suggest them. The direction of travel is also consistent with the westerly wind recorded at the Le Havre-Octeville station that day. The case was classified 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
- July 12, 2015
- Location
- Gainneville · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2015-07-09267
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.