Sighting in Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal, September 10, 2010
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Sighting on September 10, 2010 in Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal (Seine-Maritime, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 9 p.m., a motorist noticed a glowing orange-red ball moving slowly. Its color changed during the sighting, and then the object suddenly vanished.
According to the description gathered, the light first looked like that of a very large star, yellowish-white, before turning orange-yellow. The object, egg-shaped, seemed almost motionless. It went out, and its path was consistent with the direction of the wind.
These features point to a luminous balloon of the Thai lantern type. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B (probably identified): the witness most likely observed the movement of a Thai lantern.
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 10, 2010
- Location
- Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-09-02683
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.