Sighting in Wavrin, August 2, 2013
Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Sighting on August 2, 2013 in Wavrin (Nord, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a sky lantern (class B).
What happened
At about 11:08 p.m., a witness and their spouse were driving when they noticed four red-orange points of light in a clear sky. The lights went out one after another. The sighting lasted a few minutes, on a Saturday evening.
Meteociel data indicate a light westerly wind. Given the layout of the location, the objects were slowly moving away from the witnesses toward the east. These elements (points of light visible for a few minutes on a Saturday night, going out in succession) strongly suggest Thai lanterns. GEIPAN therefore classified the case as 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
- August 2, 2013
- Location
- Wavrin · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Sky lanterns
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2013-08-08535
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.