Sighting in Rumegies, December 25, 2009
Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Sighting on December 25, 2009 in Rumegies (Nord, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At about 8:30 p.m., a witness noticed two rows of yellow lights moving across the sky. They heard no particular noise during the observation, which lasted around ten minutes. The lights crossed the sky quickly and then vanished toward the north-east, before the witness had time to take any photographs. No other testimony was collected.
Based on the description given, the GEIPAN concluded that the witness had probably seen flying lanterns, namely Thai lanterns. The case was classified B (probably 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 25, 2009
- Location
- Rumegies · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-12-02500
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.