Sighting in La Motte-Servolex, June 6, 2013
Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on June 6, 2013 in La Motte-Servolex (Savoie, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a balloon (class B).
What happened
At about 8:50 a.m., a witness walking along a street noticed an oval object in the sunny sky, beige and grey in color, spinning on its axis. It stayed in the same spot and no particular noise was heard. The witness watched it for 6 minutes.
Another person also saw the object, but only one account was collected.
The investigation found that this description clearly matched a tethered helium balloon, most likely a novelty or advertising balloon. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable observation of a tethered novelty balloon.
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 6, 2013
- Location
- La Motte-Servolex · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Balloons
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-06-08462
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.