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Probable conventional

Unspecified over Saint-Brice-Courcelles, Champagne-Ardenne · France

A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.

The report, as filed

Le samedi 10 décembre 2011 vers 23h45, plusieurs personnes aperçoivent le passage de lueurs dans le ciel qui les intriguent. Le rapport des témoins est totalement cohérent avec l'observation de lanternes thaïlandaises : objet volant dans le sens du vent, de couleur jaune orangé, avec le centre plus brillant. L'heure et le jour (près de minuit, un samedi soir) sont habituels pour ce genre de manifestation. L'identification de la personne qui a fait le lâcher de ces lanternes permettrait de classer ce cas "A". Mais sans cette information, le GEIPAN classe ce cas "B" : observation probable de lanternes thaïlandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]

Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2011-09-02817). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2011-09-07 → 2011-09-24