Sighting in Meroux, September 26, 2009
Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on September 26, 2009 in Meroux (Territoire de Belfort, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a balloon (class B).
What happened
In late morning, at about 11:11, a witness saw a very bright, silver-colored ball in the sky. It was moving very slowly in a horizontal direction. Then it vanished instantly.
The investigation concluded that this was probably a balloon lit by the sun. Since there was no wind, two possibilities were considered: a child's balloon or a fairground balloon, relatively close by, that burst suddenly, or a distant weather balloon high in the sky. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B, a probable sighting of a balloon lit by the sun.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 26, 2009
- Location
- Meroux · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Balloons
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-09-02415
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.