Sighting in Tourlaville, May 6, 2012
Manche, Normandie, France
Sighting on May 6, 2012 in Tourlaville (Manche, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
Several witnesses watched several orange points of light drift silently across the sky on the evening of 6 May 2012, between 11:00 and 11:30 pm. The phenomenon appeared to go out and then vanished after a few minutes of observation.
The investigation noted that the lights looked like orange balls, moved slowly and without a sound in the direction of the easterly wind, and lasted only a few minutes. All of this strongly suggests Thai lanterns, probably released by someone pleased with the outcome of the presidential election. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable observation 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 6, 2012
- Location
- Tourlaville · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2012-05-08243
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.