Sighting in Mâcon, March 18, 2009
Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on March 18, 2009 in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
The witness noticed about ten luminous balls crossing the sky at around 8:45 p.m. They were moving from south to north, following the course of the Saône.
According to the GEIPAN, these features, especially the number of balls, match the well-known phenomenon of flying lanterns. However, this hypothesis could not be confirmed, because the additional information requested was not obtained. No other witness account was gathered about the event. With too little data available, the case was classified C.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- March 18, 2009
- Location
- Mâcon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-03-02248
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.