Unspecified over Rouffach, Alsace · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le samedi 10 avril 2010 entre 21h et 23h plusieurs personnes constatent le déplacement silencieux de deux lumières rouge vif dans le ciel à basse altitude et sur une trajectoire rectiligne Nord-Sud. Ces observations ont toutes les caractéristiques d'un passage de lanternes thaïlandaises : couleur, durée, déplacement selon le vent. Ce cas est classé B, très probable cas d’observation de lanternes thaïlandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2010-04-02563). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2010-04-07 → 2010-04-24