Sighting in Pornichet, August 15, 2009
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on August 15, 2009 in Pornichet (Loire-Atlantique, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
During the night of 15 to 16 August 2009, several people noticed orange balls in the sky. A video of the event was recorded and later posted on YouTube.
The GEIPAN investigation relied on this footage. The images very probably show a flight of Thai lanterns. The case was therefore classified B: the sighting was probably caused by a flight 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
- August 15, 2009
- Location
- Pornichet · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-08-02398
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.