Sighting in Mottier, August 26, 2010
Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on August 26, 2010 in Mottier (Isère, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 9:20 p.m., two witnesses who were at home noticed a burning object above their house. Shortly before it caught fire, it had been travelling in a straight line from north to south while oscillating up and down. It then suddenly broke apart into four distinct pieces. The witnesses heard no sound, either while the object was moving or when it broke up.
The gendarmerie report and a supplementary administrative inquiry reached GEIPAN on 15 November 2010. The follow-up investigation showed that the witnesses had probably seen a Thai lantern. It most likely came from a preliminary test ahead of a large release of Thai lanterns planned for a municipal festival over the weekend of 28–29 August 2010. The case was classified B (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
- August 26, 2010
- Location
- Mottier · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-08-02678
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.