Sphere over Souchez, Nord-Pas-de-Calais · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Un témoin observe depuis son domicile le lent déplacement silencieux et rectiligne d'une dizaine de lumières rouges dans le ciel. La description faite par le témoin, les vidéos, le déplacement dans selon le vent de Sud-Ouest, l'heure dans la semaine, correspondent en tous points à l'observation de lanternes thaïlandaises, probablement lancées à la fin d'une fête. Le GEIPAN classe ce cas "B" :observation probable de lanternes thaï. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2012-06-08314). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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