Sighting in Paris, January 1, 2013
Île-de-France, France
Sighting on January 1, 2013, exact location not given (département: Paris, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Between 4:00 and 4:30 pm, a witness saw a first group of lights travel from west to east, soon followed by a second group on the same path. The objects moved without making any noise and eventually vanished on the horizon. The witness described several points of light arranged in two groups.
GEIPAN found that this description, the date of the sighting, which was a holiday, and the light westerly wind were all consistent with Thai lanterns. The case was therefore classified B: probably Thai lanterns.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- January 1, 2013
- Location
- Paris · region only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-01-08400
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.