Unspecified over Azerailles, Lorraine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le vendredi 28 août 2009 vers 21h un automobiliste observe dans le ciel le lent déplacement côte à côte de plusieurs lumières de couleur rouge-orangé. D'autres témoins regardent le phénomène. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène. Cette observation présente un faible degré d’étrangeté. Ce cas est classé B : probable observation du passage de lanterne thailandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-08-02390). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-08-25 → 2009-09-11