Sighting in Grasse, January 17, 2009
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on January 17, 2009 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
In the evening, at 9:05 p.m., a witness at home saw a bright red light drifting slowly and silently above the town. The light then climbed rapidly and vanished into the sky. According to the source, the sighting lasted a few minutes.
The witness described what they saw in great detail, and the GEIPAN considered the case to be of low strangeness. The reported features match those of a Thai lantern: red color, a halo, movement following the wind and a duration of a few minutes. The sighting took place on a Saturday, close to Chinese New Year. The GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B: probable sighting of a Thai lantern passing by.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- January 17, 2009
- Location
- Grasse · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-01-02740
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.