Sighting in Le Plessis-Grammoire, June 20, 2010
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on June 20, 2010 in Le Plessis-Grammoire (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
At around half past midnight, on the night from Saturday to Sunday, three witnesses noticed three glowing red-orange spheres in the sky. The objects moved together in the same direction, toward the northwest, at low altitude and without making any noise.
GEIPAN concluded that these features match a flight of Thai lanterns, a possibility that one of the witnesses had also considered. The wind was blowing from the north-northwest, which is consistent with the direction of travel described. The case was classified A: the sighting was the passing 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
- June 20, 2010
- Location
- Le Plessis-Grammoire · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-06-02643
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.