UFO case file · UFO-41377
DOUNOUX (88) 01.01.2012
DOUNOUX (88), Lorraine, FR
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On 1 January 2012 at 01:35, 2 witnesses in a car in Dounoux (88) saw an unidentified object move silently west to east, surrounded by a yellow-orange glow. They disagreed about its shape: one described a triangle, the other a circle. A forest eventually hid it.
GEIPAN finds the description and movement with the recorded wind compatible with a sky lantern. Many lantern releases took place that New Year's night. It classifies the case B: probable sky lantern.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 01:35
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day