Sighting in Montfort-sur-Meu, June 27, 2010
Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Sighting on June 27, 2010 in Montfort-sur-Meu (Ille-et-Vilaine, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Shortly after midnight, a witness saw two yellow-orange points of light go by. They crossed the sky from east to west at a steady speed, then vanished behind the urban skyline. Two other people were reported to have seen the phenomenon too, but no other testimony was collected during the investigation.
The GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified). Based on the witness's description, what they saw was most likely a pair of Thai lanterns drifting past.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 27, 2010
- Location
- Montfort-sur-Meu · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-06-02612
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.