Sphere over Pessac, Aquitaine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Dimanche 22 novembre 2009 vers 19h : observation de 7 à 8 lumières rouges se suivant dans la même direction et sans bruit. Le témoin ne souhaite pas témoigner en Gendarmerie. Elle fournit une photographie qui n'est pas très exploitable mais qui ressemble à d'autres photographies d'observations de lanternes volantes. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-11-02527). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-11-19 → 2009-12-06