Unspecified over Caen, Basse Normandie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 28 septembre 2013 vers 21h un témoin observe le passage de huit objets rouge vif traversant le ciel d'est en ouest sur la même trajectoire. L'observation de plusieurs formes rouges se déplaçant sur la même trajectoire dans la même direction que le vent (de Sud-Est) un samedi soir évoque nettement un lâcher de lanternes thaïlandaises ( lanternes volantes). Le GEIPAN classe ce cas peu étrange en catégorie "B", comme probable observation de lanbternes thaïlandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2013-09-08578). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2013-09-25 → 2013-10-12
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