Sighting in Pellouailles-les-Vignes, September 7, 2014
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on September 7, 2014 in Pellouailles-les-Vignes (Maine-et-Loire, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 1 a.m., the witness saw several orange-red lights. They moved slowly, each following its own path while climbing higher. After a few minutes, they went out.
GEIPAN considered that several orange-red lights drifting slowly for a few minutes, late on a weekend evening, strongly suggested Thai lanterns. The weather record showed very weak, unstable wind at that time. The local wind was therefore undetermined and subject to many varying influences. Such conditions can make objects carried by the wind move in an almost random way, following temporary local breezes. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable observation of 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
- September 7, 2014
- Location
- Pellouailles-les-Vignes · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-09-08995
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.