Sphere over Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Un témoin observe entre minuit et minuit quinze depuis les fenêtres de son domicile, le déplacement silencieux et rectiligne de trois boules lumineuse orangées. Après un changement de direction, celles-ci disparaissent en s'élevant dans le ciel. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène. La description du témoin correspond parfaitement à des lanternes thaïlandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-09-02438). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-09-03 → 2009-09-20
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