CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE (78) 01.07.2012

On 1 July 2012 at about 23:00, a witness in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (78) saw several orange lights—the summary specifies 6 balls—moving silently on a slightly curved path eastward. They abruptly turned north and quickly disappeared. GEIPAN finds the orange color, smooth silent movement with light, variable, weakening winds from southwest toward northeast, and disappearance after a few minutes characteristic of sky lanterns; see the weather record. It did not investigate a release site, but suggested the Parc du Prieuré after the Bô Festival as a possibility. The case is classified B: probable sky lanterns.