Sighting in Toulouse, July 19, 2014
Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Sighting on July 19, 2014 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
On a weekend night, around 10:45 pm, witnesses driving a car and coming from the south saw two yellow-orange balls in the sky. The sighting lasted a few minutes. The two lights appeared to move very little.
GEIPAN found that the description closely matched Thai lanterns, most likely released nearby at the end of a private party. The slight movement observed fits with the light southerly wind recorded at Montauban that evening. At the same time, a similar sighting was made at Bruguières (31), and the two may have had the same origin.
The case was classified B: probably identified as 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
- July 19, 2014
- Location
- Toulouse · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2014-07-08744
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.