Sighting in Lanvaudan, October 17, 2009
Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Sighting on October 17, 2009 in Lanvaudan (Morbihan, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 11:30 pm, a witness filmed about ten flying objects moving roughly 30 metres above the ground. The observation lasted fifteen minutes. Throughout this time, the objects travelled in a coordinated way and made no sound, heading toward the south-southwest.
No other witness account of the phenomenon was collected in the area. GEIPAN classed the case as B: the witness most likely saw a group of flying lanterns 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
- October 17, 2009
- Location
- Lanvaudan · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-10-02477
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.