Sighting in Treillières, April 16, 2011
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on April 16, 2011 in Treillières (Loire-Atlantique, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At around 2:20 a.m., a driver and their passenger noticed about ten orange glowing balls moving horizontally. The lights drifted silently from the north-east toward the south-west and then gradually went out. The whole sighting lasted a few minutes.
GEIPAN noted that this description, orange lights on the move that faded after a few minutes, fits Thai lanterns in every respect. The wind was also blowing from the north-east, consistent with the direction the lights took. The timing, late on a weekend evening, is also typical of a lantern release at the end of a party. The case was therefore classified B: probable sighting 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
- April 16, 2011
- Location
- Treillières · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2011-04-02849
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.