Sighting in Trouville-sur-Mer, April 7, 2013

The witness reported this observation in October 2015, more than two years after it happened. On a Sunday morning at about 5:10 a.m., from a window of their apartment building, they saw several orange balls moving silently away toward the sea. The lights looked incandescent, appeared about the size of a basketball and did not blink. The witness filmed the scene and then noticed five more lights following the same path, bringing the total to eight orange balls. No other witness account was collected.

The lights moved from east to west, which fits the easterly wind of 7 to 11 km/h recorded at Le Havre that day. According to the GEIPAN, orange or pinkish balls crossing the sky over a few minutes on a weekend night strongly suggest Thai lanterns, probably released nearby at the end of a private party. The witness's video, especially around the third minute, confirmed this hypothesis beyond any doubt. The case was classified A: observation of Thai lanterns.