Sighting in Mouchamps, December 25, 2014
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on December 25, 2014 in Mouchamps (Vendée, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Around 7:15 p.m., on an evening with a clear sky, two witnesses noticed an incandescent trail moving across the night sky. It was fire-yellow at first, then turned blue-white. It moved without making any particular noise and then vanished suddenly. A third person, also in the village, saw it too. Only one witness questionnaire was collected, however.
Given the information gathered during the investigation, GEIPAN classified the case as B: it was probably a Thai lantern, carried along in particular weather conditions, notably wind. GEIPAN did not try to trace whoever released the object, so the explanation is very likely but not certain.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 25, 2014
- Location
- Mouchamps · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-12-09064
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.