Sighting in Souchez, June 17, 2012
Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Sighting on June 17, 2012 in Souchez (Pas-de-Calais, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
From their home, the witness saw about ten red lights crossing the sky. They moved slowly and silently along a straight path. The witness also recorded videos of the event.
The investigation compared the witness's description and the videos with the southwest wind, the direction in which the lights drifted, and with the time of the sighting, which fell during the week. Everything matched the passage of Thai lanterns, probably released at the end of a party. GEIPAN therefore 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
- June 17, 2012
- Location
- Souchez · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2012-06-08314
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.