Sighting in Lorient, January 3, 2010
Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Sighting on January 3, 2010 in Lorient (Morbihan, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
A witness was in their garden when three round lights passed right above them. They heard no sound. The lights then vanished instantly.
According to the GEIPAN, the description fits flying lanterns: three round lights at low altitude, travelling together, that seemed to disappear when their fuel burned out. The first findings of the gendarmerie investigation strongly pointed the same way. The case was classified B, meaning the sighting was probably 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
- January 3, 2010
- Location
- Lorient · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-01-02534
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.