Sighting in Sainte-Colombe, May 31, 2015
Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on May 31, 2015 in Sainte-Colombe (Rhône, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
During an open-air party, about twenty people watched white patches of light drift slowly across the night sky. No sound was heard. One of the witnesses managed to film the scene and reported the sighting.
The glowing balls took a few minutes to cross the sky on a weekend night, which strongly suggests Thai lanterns, most likely released nearby at the end of a private party. They moved from north to south, consistent with the north wind recorded at Lyon-Bron.
The good-quality video fully confirms this explanation: the balls travel together without being connected to one another, and some of them go out. GEIPAN classified the case as A: 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 31, 2015
- Location
- Sainte-Colombe · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2015-05-09189
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.