PAU (64) 06.05.2012

On 6 May 2012 at 22:11, a witness saw 3 orange glows move north to south. Two vanished abruptly; the third fell toward the ground and was lost behind buildings. Orange balls moving slowly and silently for a few minutes strongly suggest sky lanterns. About 2 hours after the presidential-election result, people may have released them in celebration. Light, variable wind, reinforced by perspective, could explain the gaps between the lights' arrivals. The flame's brightness obscures object details even at a short distance such as 100 m. The source also suggests that part of one lantern's burning paraffin block detached and fell. The case is classified B: probable sky lanterns.