Sighting in Terrasson-Lavilledieu, August 23, 2016

At about 9:45 p.m., a family saw several points of light cross the sky without making any noise. Some of them were blinking, and the blinking was noticed just before trees hid the phenomenon from view. Only one account was collected, from this family. The lights were moving toward the northwest.

GEIPAN concluded that the witnesses most likely saw LED balloons. These helium-filled balloons give off light and can change color, even during a single flight, with a steady or flashing glow. The witnesses' description matches what online retailers offer. The sighting took place in the middle of the summer holidays, a time of year suited to festive events, and the direction the lights traveled matches the wind direction recorded in the area at that hour according to Infoclimat. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as B, a probable sighting of LED balloons.