Sighting in Paris, December 20, 2011
Île-de-France, France
Sighting on December 20, 2011, exact location not given (département: Paris, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 10:05 p.m., a witness saw a red object moving across the sky in a straight line and in complete silence. Two or three yellow lights were visible at its center.
The investigation found that the description matched the characteristics of Thai lanterns: red-orange balls that drift with the wind. The weather record showed a west wind. The end-of-year holiday period may have been the reason for a small release of lanterns. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable sighting 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
- December 20, 2011
- Location
- Paris · region only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-12-08335
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.