Sighting in La Teste-de-Buch, July 13, 2013
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on July 13, 2013 in La Teste-de-Buch (Gironde, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
One night, between 11:30 and 11:40 pm, a witness noticed several glowing orange balls crossing the sky one after another, without making any sound. The sight intrigued the witness, who took photographs.
According to GEIPAN, the account and the photos show all the typical features of a passage of Thai lanterns: orange balls drifting with the wind. The wind recorded at Cap Ferret was blowing from the north-east. The time of day and the period of the year are also well suited to this kind of event.
GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B: a probable sighting 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 13, 2013
- Location
- La Teste-de-Buch · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-07-08486
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.