Sighting in Montaigu, May 1, 2008
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on May 1, 2008 in Montaigu (Vendée, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
After reading an article dated 8 May 2008 about luminous balls, a witness came forward to describe what they had seen themselves during the night of 1 to 2 May 2008, at around 11 p.m. They had noticed a kind of luminous diamond shape in the sky, which looked three-dimensional to them.
The object was moving northward and no sound was heard. It eventually vanished at the horizon.
The investigation concluded that the witness had probably seen a Thai lantern drifting past. The case was therefore classified B, meaning probably identified.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- May 1, 2008
- Location
- Montaigu · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2008-05-02445
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.