UFO case file · UFO-41347
MAIZIERES-LES-METZ (57) 01.10.2011
MAIZIERES-LES-METZ (57), Lorraine, FR
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Case description
On 1 October 2011 at about 22:30, witnesses in Maizières-lès-Metz saw several yellow-orange balls of light moving silently through the sky. One filmed them on a mobile phone. Video analysis showed slight movement of the lights relative to one another. Weather records indicated very light wind whose direction changed hourly, preventing a check of whether the objects moved with it. The video's overall appearance, the witnesses' account and the Saturday-night timing led GEIPAN to favor sky lanterns. No search was made for a release site because there were too many possible locations in this suburban setting. The case is classified B: probable sky lanterns.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 22:30
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day