Sighting in La Bohalle, July 11, 2010
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on July 11, 2010 in La Bohalle (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
At about 2:20 a.m., the witness noticed streaks of light in the sky, followed by several red-orange discs moving silently. The witness watched for roughly 15 to 20 minutes and took photographs during that time.
The investigation found that the "red discs" visible in the photos resulted from the zoom the witness used when taking the pictures. The features described, namely several waves of red-orange lights travelling in the same direction, largely match those of flying lanterns, a known phenomenon. This explanation was confirmed when the village mayor found partly burnt paper lanterns in the town hall car park. GEIPAN classified the case as A: the sighting was of Thai lanterns drifting through the sky.
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 11, 2010
- Location
- La Bohalle · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-07-02642
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.