AUSSOIS (73) 28.02.2009

On 28 February 2009 between 18:30 and 19:35, people at the Aussois ski resort (73) saw 2 spherical lights of different sizes from different locations. They were far away but moved within the mountain landscape. Many photographs and videos were taken before the lights disappeared. GEIPAN received the report very late, on 4 March 2011, with a questionnaire and many photographs. Without a full investigation, reconstruction using images IMG_0114 and IMG_0105 places the 2 luminous balls on the mountainside at the ski runs. The sighting was during the height of the ski season. GEIPAN considers it probable that one light was the headlights or floodlights of a snow-grooming machine and the other an inflatable lighting balloon, a commonly used technique.