Sighting in Toulon, August 23, 2012
Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sighting on August 23, 2012 in Toulon (Var, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a balloon (class B).
What happened
At around 9:15 p.m., three people noticed a dark, rectangular object in the sky above the houses. It was moving slowly from south to north. No sound was heard at any point during the sighting, which lasted about three minutes.
No other account of the phenomenon was ever reported to the GEIPAN. After a thorough investigation, the explanation adopted was that the witnesses probably saw a kite. However, neither its owner nor the kite itself has been found to date. The case was classified B (probably identified).
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 23, 2012
- Location
- Toulon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Balloons
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2012-08-08313
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