Sighting in Saint-Leu, December 19, 2009
La Réunion, France
Sighting on December 19, 2009 in Saint-Leu (La Réunion, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
Between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m., several witnesses saw intense red lights moving over the ocean. The main witness described five separate periods of observation, during which they believed they were seeing the same light each time.
The main witness did not go to the local gendarmerie, and no other testimony about the phenomenon was collected. In a letter sent to the GEIPAN in June 2010, the main witness said that what they had seen was a Thai lantern. The case was classified A (identified): the red lights were moving randomly above the ocean.
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 19, 2009
- Location
- Saint-Leu · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-12-02485
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.