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• TOURNEFEUILLE (31) 17.08.2014

  2014-08-17 · TOURNEFEUILLE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A bright fireball with a short yellow-white trail was also recorded by GEIPAN's camera. Category A.

• SIORAC-EN-PERIGORD (24) 17.08.2014

  2014-08-17 · SIORAC-EN-PERIGORD (24), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Luminous streaks filmed and photographed near the horizon at sunset were identified as airliner contrails (A).

• CERGY (95) 16.08.2014

  2014-08-16 · CERGY (95), Autre, FR · CE1

  A dark rounded rectangle moved west to east above the Oise; probably a helium-filled party balloon, class B.

• VIEUX-BOUCAU-LES-BAINS (40) 15.08.2014

  2014-08-15 · VIEUX-BOUCAU-LES-BAINS (40), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A woman saw 7 points in a cross disappear into clouds before fireworks. GEIPAN favors sky lanterns or balloons despite uncertain local wind; classification B.

• PORT-SAINTE-FOY-ET-PONCHAPT (33) 15.08.2014

  2014-08-15 · PORT-SAINTE-FOY-ET-PONCHAPT (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Around midnight on the night associated in the archive with August 15, 2014, a woman saw two bright orange lights moving slowly and silently. She woke her companion. The first lights disappeared and three others followed, passing in front of the Moon. GEIPAN considered this succe

• BEDARRIDES (84) 14.08.2014

  2014-08-14 · BEDARRIDES (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A witness saw 4 nearly stationary white ovals vanish one by one. Balloons are possible, but supporting details and corroboration are lacking; category C.

• EPINONVILLE (55) 10.08.2014

  2014-08-10 · EPINONVILLE (55), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  Two successive fast white lights were identified as the ISS and the ATV5 cargo spacecraft before docking, class A.

• NARBONNE (11) 08.08.2014

  2014-08-08 · NARBONNE (11), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A blue-white light disappeared and reappeared in storm clouds; ball lightning is probable, but the promised video was not received. Class B.

• MARSEILLE (13) 05.08.2014

  2014-08-05 · MARSEILLE (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A burning light left a white trail for several hundred meters during a 5-second sighting; probable illumination flare, category B.

• SAINT-SULPICE-ET-CAMEYRAC (33) 03.08.2014

  2014-08-03 · SAINT-SULPICE-ET-CAMEYRAC (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  About 20 orange-red spheres disappeared behind houses. Sky lanterns are highly probable, but calm wind and missing corroboration limit certainty; category B.

• AVENIERES (LES) (38) 03.08.2014

  2014-08-03 · AVENIERES (LES) (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A silent white light was identified as the ISS on a southwest-to-northeast pass (A).

• COUBLEVIE (38) 03.08.2014

  2014-08-03 · COUBLEVIE (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A frightened witness saw a fiery ball move northeast. A lantern from a nearby wedding was plausible, but unverified wind and absent corroboration left class C.

• OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014

  2014-08-02 · OULLINS (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  About 10 red lights moved slowly and silently. Lanterns are probable, though variable wind prevents a direction check; category B.

• LORGUES (83) 31.07.2014

  2014-07-31 · LORGUES (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A dark airliner-sized-looking object oscillated and rotated silently; probably windborne, class B.

• GIBERVILLE (14) 31.07.2014

  2014-07-31 · GIBERVILLE (14), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  3 orange lights in a triangle brightened and appeared to accelerate away. GEIPAN considers sky lanterns probable; category B.

• CLAYE-SOUILLY (77) 31.07.2014

  2014-07-31 · CLAYE-SOUILLY (77), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Repeated sightings of silent bright orange, flattened rugby-ball shapes were probably sky lanterns (B).

• TOURS (37) 30.07.2014

  2014-07-30 · TOURS (37), Centre, FR · CE1

  Bright moving lights were seen over Tours. GEIPAN identifies satellites, probably an Iridium flare followed possibly by NOSS 3 4A and 4C; classification A.

• CAP-D'AIL (06) 28.07.2014

  2014-07-28 · CAP-D'AIL (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  Two dark objects over the sea were photographed and filmed. Balloons fit the appearance, but uncertain local wind prevents confirmation; classification C.

• JABLINES (77) 27.07.2014

  2014-07-27 · JABLINES (77), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a black disc change apparent shape as it receded; balloon and powered-aircraft possibilities remain unverified (C).

• SAINT-CYPRIEN (66) 26.07.2014

  2014-07-26 · SAINT-CYPRIEN (66), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A couple twice saw 3 white lights forming a silent southwest-moving triangle; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• JUVISY-SUR-ORGE (91) 25.07.2014

  2014-07-25 · JUVISY-SUR-ORGE (91), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Five to seven orange lights climbed and looped over a forest; probable sky lanterns, category B.

• [D135] de SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) VERS MEILLAC (35) 25.07.2014

  2014-07-25 · [D135] de SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) VERS MEILLAC (35), Bretagne, FR · CE1

  A driver saw a blazing orange-red sphere apparently moving against the wind. A lantern remains uncertain, and no matching atmospheric entry is recorded; category C.

• FONTEVRAUD-L'ABBAYE (49) 20.07.2014

  2014-07-20 · FONTEVRAUD-L'ABBAYE (49), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  A witness saw successive silent orange lights move northeast. Their path and timing support sky lanterns; category B.

• PERLES-ET-CASTELET (09) 19.07.2014

  2014-07-19 · PERLES-ET-CASTELET (09), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Apparently erratic and merging points of light were probably satellites, with unusual motion attributed to small eye movements, class B.

• BRUGUIERES (31) 19.07.2014

  2014-07-19 · BRUGUIERES (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Three orange lights matched a next-day press photograph from nearby Gratentour; probable sky lanterns (B).

• [A62] DE TOULOUSE (31) VERS MONTAUBAN (82) 19.07.2014

  2014-07-19 · [A62] DE TOULOUSE (31) VERS MONTAUBAN (82), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Two yellow-orange lights were probably sky lanterns, possibly linked to a simultaneous Bruguières sighting. Category B.

• GLEIZE (69) 19.07.2014

  2014-07-19 · GLEIZE (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  About 20 silent lights were probably sky lanterns; the source gives conflicting travel directions (B).

• SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE (13) 17.07.2014

  2014-07-17 · SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A family saw flashes from a fixed sky position on 2 nights. GEIPAN considers a rapidly rotating geostationary satellite probable; category B.

• AVIGNON (84) 17.07.2014

  2014-07-17 · AVIGNON (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A light reportedly followed a complex path. Arcturus followed by ISIS 1 is proposed, but an unexplained mismatch prevents confirmation; classification C.

• SELLES-SAINT-DENIS (41) 14.07.2014

  2014-07-14 · SELLES-SAINT-DENIS (41), Centre, FR · CE1

  Seven yellow-orange lights followed one another silently after a celebration evening; identified as sky lanterns, class A.

• ARGELES-SUR-MER (66) 13.07.2014

  2014-07-13 · ARGELES-SUR-MER (66), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  3 relatives watched a silent dark disc for 3–4 minutes. An airship or free balloon is probable, but no definitive proof was found; category B.

• LACS (36) 12.07.2014

  2014-07-12 · LACS (36), Centre, FR · CE1

  A large red-orange light linked to a smaller one passed close above a roof. GEIPAN favors sky lanterns drifting northward; classification B.

• LYON (69) 12.07.2014

  2014-07-12 · LYON (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A witness saw 4 silent blue circles flash and depart together. A festive explanation is unconfirmed; category C.

• VALLEIRY (74) 12.07.2014

  2014-07-12 · VALLEIRY (74), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A driver and passenger saw 7–8 silent yellow-orange lights; photographs favour sky lanterns, though local wind cannot be verified (B).

• POULIGUEN (LE) (44) 09.07.2014

  2014-07-09 · POULIGUEN (LE) (44), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  Numerous lights reported at Le Pouliguen over 9–11 July 2014 probably involved a fireball, aircraft and satellites. Individual satellite matches remain tentative, and an overhead flash at 00:36 is unexplained. The overall case is classified B.

• SAINT-LAURENT-LE-MINIER (30) 08.07.2014

  2014-07-08 · SAINT-LAURENT-LE-MINIER (30), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A bright yellow rectangle crossing above the horizon was identified as a sunlit aircraft, with an Orly–Marseille arrival as candidate; class A.

• COSNE-COURS-SUR-LOIRE (58) 05.07.2014

  2014-07-05 · COSNE-COURS-SUR-LOIRE (58), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  Two independent accounts of slow silent orange lights strongly suggest sky lanterns; category B because the release source was not identified.

• TOULOUSE (31) 05.07.2014

  2014-07-05 · TOULOUSE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  2 bright yellow lights rose and moved silently west a few minutes apart. Sky lanterns are probable; category B.

• AIX-EN-PROVENCE (13) 05.07.2014

  2014-07-05 · AIX-EN-PROVENCE (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  An orange light seemed to stop and race away; GEIPAN considers a sky lantern with fading flame probable (B).

• CHECY (45) 03.07.2014

  2014-07-03 · CHECY (45), Centre, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a stationary orange light between trees for 2 minutes. Position reconstruction identifies Capella despite an approximate direction discrepancy; category A.