Sighting in Pierrevert, December 31, 2010
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on December 31, 2010 in Pierrevert (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
At around 11:30 pm on New Year's Eve, a witness noticed an intense red patch moving across the sky. The witness heard no particular sound as it came closer. It then changed direction abruptly and moved quickly away along a rising path.
The witness later looked at the film and photos available on the GEIPAN website and recognized that they had seen a Thai lantern pass by. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as A (identified).
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 31, 2010
- Location
- Pierrevert · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-12-02703
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.