Sighting in Rive-de-Gier, May 11, 2013
Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on May 11, 2013 in Rive-de-Gier (Loire, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
One evening at about 10:30 pm, a witness saw five yellow-orange points of light appear in the sky to the north-east of the town. They moved slowly. Their brightness gradually faded, and then they disappeared.
The GEIPAN investigation pointed out that the sighting took place on a Saturday night, which fits well with Thai lanterns released during a celebration. Such lanterns drift wherever the wind takes them, and the wind at that moment was very light and variable, according to the Météociel record for Saint-Étienne. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable sighting 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
- May 11, 2013
- Location
- Rive-de-Gier · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-05-08451
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.