SELLES-SAINT-DENIS (41) 14.07.2014

In the case dated 14 July 2014 at Selles-Saint-Denis (41), a witness watching the full Moon at 01:00 saw 7 yellow-orange balls appear successively, follow one another silently and disappear. GEIPAN finds their shared path characteristic of sky lanterns. Northwest-to-southeast movement fits light winds recorded at Romorantin, 15 km away: westerly at 01:00 and northwesterly at 02:00. The source describes the setting as after the football World Cup final and on the eve of 14 July, a favorable occasion for public or private celebrations, while the title uses 14 July. After seeing example lantern photographs and videos, the witness recognized objects he had not previously known; see his email. The case is classified A: sky lanterns.