Sighting in Montauban, September 27, 2014
Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Sighting on September 27, 2014 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
The witness noticed a light in the sky and then made out a round, yellow-orange shape. It crossed the night sky without making any noise, taking about two minutes. It moved from the north-east toward the north-west.
GEIPAN considered that an orange ball crossing the sky in a few minutes on a weekend night strongly suggests a Thai lantern, probably released nearby at the end of a private party. The direction of travel fits the wind recorded at Montauban, which blew from the south-east to the north-east. The case was therefore classed B: probable observation of a Thai lantern.
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 27, 2014
- Location
- Montauban · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-09-09009
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.