Sphere over Bertangles, Picardie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 10 juillet 2010 à 2h30 du matin, un témoin et sa femme observent entre 15 et 20 boules lumineuses de couleur orange dans le ciel. Elles se déplacent sans bruit selon une trajectoire Sud-Nord. L'observation durera un quart d'heure durant laquelle le témoin prend des photographies. Aucun autre témoignage n'a été recueilli par la gendarmerie. Les photos du témoin ne laissent aucune ambiguité sur l'observation très probable de lanternes volantes. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2010-07-02617). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2010-07-08 → 2010-07-25