Sighting in Tournan-en-Brie, June 5, 2010
Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on June 5, 2010 in Tournan-en-Brie (Seine-et-Marne, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a sky lantern (class A).
What happened
At around 11:55 p.m., many witnesses saw a column of orange balls moving across the sky. Only one questionnaire was sent to the GEIPAN, but the description it contained and the characteristics of the sighting pointed the investigation toward Thai lanterns.
The GEIPAN contacted the town hall's Communication Department, which supported this explanation: a wedding had taken place in the town on Saturday, June 5, with a release of Thai lanterns at midnight. The investigation concluded that the witnesses had seen flying lanterns drifting past, and the case was classified A (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
- June 5, 2010
- Location
- Tournan-en-Brie · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2010-06-02579
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.