Sighting in Nice, April 14, 2010
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on April 14, 2010 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
A witness saw a red point of light moving slowly between 9:50 and 9:56 p.m., so for about six minutes. The light rose gently, then stopped moving in the sky before vanishing.
GEIPAN noted that these features (a slow upward movement, a pause, then disappearance) are consistent with the release of a Thai-style flying lantern, a phenomenon that is now well known. GEIPAN had asked the main witness for further information, in particular the gendarmerie report, which would have allowed a preliminary investigation, but the request went unanswered. Because of this lack of information, the case was classified C, and the lantern explanation could not be confirmed.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- April 14, 2010
- Location
- Nice · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-04-02556
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