UFO case file · UFO-41470
MORTEMART (87) 08.08.2012
MORTEMART (87), Limousin, FR
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Case description
On 8 August 2012 at 11:45, a witness and companions saw a white-gray point travel straight at constant speed for 15 seconds. No trail was visible. Only 1 account was collected.
Looking south, the witness saw it move left to right, east to west, and shrink in apparent size. This suggests a balloon of uncertain shape at very low altitude, inferred from the rapid apparent shrinking. Limoges weather records gave winds from east to northwest, considered compatible with the hypothesis.
GEIPAN classifies the case B: probable recreational balloon, either thermal or helium-filled.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 11:45
- Coordinate precision
- Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
- Date precision
- day