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• PULNOY (54) 19.03.2014

  2014-03-19 · PULNOY (54), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  Repeated stationary cylindrical lights were probably stars seen with impaired vision; confirmation after planned surgery or a neighbor’s account was pending, class B.

• BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 18.03.2014

  2014-03-18 · BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  Four steady pale-orange lights outlined an apparent dark trapezoid; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• OSNY (95) 15.03.2014

  2014-03-15 · OSNY (95), Autre, FR · CE1

  A witness reported 2 large objects with blue balls at their bases, moving silently over a supermarket. Missing descriptive and corroborating information prevents identification; category C.

• POUSSAN (34) 14.03.2014

  2014-03-14 · POUSSAN (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A driver and daughter saw a white light with a short white trail. Other accounts and a Catalonia video support an identified fireball; category A.

• SAINTE-CLOTILDE (974) 11.03.2014

  2014-03-11 · SAINTE-CLOTILDE (974), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  A witness watched a very bright point rise slowly for 40 minutes; its direction and sky charts identify Venus (A).

• GUETHARY (64) 10.03.2014

  2014-03-10 · GUETHARY (64), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A motorist briefly saw a black fountain-pen-shaped object with a green light beneath it; insufficient corroboration, category C.

• SAINT-REMY-LES-CHEVREUSE (78) 09.03.2014

  2014-03-09 · SAINT-REMY-LES-CHEVREUSE (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a faint light with a long white trail for 2–3 seconds. A fireball is probable, but a potentially matching account differs in time; category B.

• TALENCE (33) 09.03.2014

  2014-03-09 · TALENCE (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A silent orange diamond moved southeast to northwest with the wind; a sky lantern or Tura balloon is probable, class B.

• CHATELAY (39) 07.03.2014

  2014-03-07 · CHATELAY (39), Franche-Comté, FR · CE1

  A photographed yellow-orange crescent was identified as the setting Moon (A).

• VILLEURBANNE (69) 06.03.2014

  2014-03-06 · VILLEURBANNE (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A rotating horse-shaped object was a helium-filled winged-horse balloon (A).

• CLONAS-SUR-VAREZE (38) 02.03.2014

  2014-03-02 · CLONAS-SUR-VAREZE (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A witness photographed and filmed coloured lights, one disappearing into cloud; sky lanterns are considered probable (B).

• CONDAT-SUR-GANAVEIX (19) 02.03.2014

  2014-03-02 · CONDAT-SUR-GANAVEIX (19), Limousin, FR · CE1

  A witness photographed a slowly moving light, then noticed overlapping rectangles in the images. GEIPAN identifies flash reflections in glass; the original light is insufficiently described.

• BEAUMONT-EN-VERON (37) 23.02.2014

  2014-02-23 · BEAUMONT-EN-VERON (37), Centre, FR · CE1

  A bright light rose and fell, turned red and disappeared westward; probably a sky lantern, class B.

• MARQUETTE-LEZ-LILLE (59) 22.02.2014

  2014-02-22 · MARQUETTE-LEZ-LILLE (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  A woman saw 2 lights apparently cross before one stopped. GEIPAN identified the ISS passing near Sirius, with relative-motion illusion explaining the star’s apparent movement; class A.

• MALLEMORT (13) 22.02.2014

  2014-02-22 · MALLEMORT (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A green light with an orange trail crossed in 3–4 seconds. A fireball is probable, with press reports but no additional GEIPAN account; category B.

• FLOIRAC (33) 11.02.2014

  2014-02-11 · FLOIRAC (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Successive silent lights were probably sky lanterns, class B; source dates differ, and the suggested release location is unconfirmed.

• DOUAI (59) 02.02.2014

  2014-02-02 · DOUAI (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  Two people saw slow orange lights; probable sky lanterns despite the witness's disagreement and conflicting source dates (B).

• THEY-SOUS-MONTFORT (88) 28.01.2014

  2014-01-28 · THEY-SOUS-MONTFORT (88), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A witness reported a bright red phenomenon with a small blue tail following a complex path and apparently approaching within 15 m. Ball lightning remains unsupported; GEIPAN classifies the case D1, unexplained.

• WASQUEHAL (59) 19.01.2014

  2014-01-19 · WASQUEHAL (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  A motorist passed beneath three slowly moving orange lights forming an acute triangle; sky lanterns unconfirmed, category C.

• SAINT-BONNET-DU-GARD (30) 17.01.2014

  2014-01-17 · SAINT-BONNET-DU-GARD (30), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A motorist briefly saw an intense white ball with a trail; identified as a meteoroid also recorded by cameras across France (A).

• VOUZAILLES (86) 14.01.2014

  2014-01-14 · VOUZAILLES (86), Poitou-Charentes, FR · CE1

  Two witnesses saw a bright white ball with a short trail cross in 2 seconds. GEIPAN favoured a fireball despite no corroborating record and considered the estimated 100 m altitude unreliable; class B.

• TROUVILLE-SUR-MER (14) 11.01.2014

  2014-01-11 · TROUVILLE-SUR-MER (14), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  A colored trail photographed at sunset was identified as an aircraft contrail (A).

• PONT-SAINT-PIERRE (27) 11.01.2014

  2014-01-11 · PONT-SAINT-PIERRE (27), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  Up to 8 silent white lights were probably high-flying birds reflecting sunlight (B); the source conflicts on duration and sky conditions.

• PARIS (75) 09.01.2014

  2014-01-09 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A driver briefly saw a dazzling white object; flight records and geometry identified sunlight reflected from an A321, class A.

• LIMEIL-BREVANNES (94) 07.01.2014

  2014-01-07 · LIMEIL-BREVANNES (94), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Diffuse lights moved in arcs through cloud above Paris; laser spots from a local event are considered probable (B).

• GRAND-BORNAND (LE) (74) 07.01.2014

  2014-01-07 · GRAND-BORNAND (LE) (74), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  About 15 blue or white lights moved rapidly; probably nightclub laser projections on clouds, an explanation the witness rejected, class B.

• SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014

  2014-01-03 · SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  Two dark cigar shapes seen through a cloud gap were very probably flights AFR1263 and AFR1471. Timing and angular-size uncertainty kept the case B.

• OSTWALD (67) 01.01.2014

  2014-01-01 · OSTWALD (67), Alsace, FR · CE1

  About 20 red lights, specified as 23 in the analysis, crossed silently after midnight at New Year; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• PONTOISE (95) 01.01.2014

  2014-01-01 · PONTOISE (95), Autre, FR · CE1

  Five yellow-orange lights passed beneath clouds over about 20 minutes on New Year’s night. GEIPAN favoured sky lanterns following local winds; class B, disputed by the witness.

• RABATELIERE (LA) (85) 01.01.2014

  2014-01-01 · RABATELIERE (LA) (85), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  A slow red-orange light was probably a sky lantern (B).

• SAINT-MICHEL-SUR-MEURTHE (88) 31.12.2013

  2013-12-31 · SAINT-MICHEL-SUR-MEURTHE (88), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A moving-vehicle witness saw a seemingly stationary orange light north-northeast. Aircraft or satellite reflections are possible but unconfirmed; category C.

• STEINBACH (68) 29.12.2013

  2013-12-29 · STEINBACH (68), Alsace, FR · CE1

  A witness briefly saw a pale-yellow disc between clouds; the Moon is probable, with an elevation discrepancy leaving slight doubt (B).

• XIROCOURT (54) 27.12.2013

  2013-12-27 · XIROCOURT (54), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  Three yellow lights moved in formation for about a minute. GEIPAN favoured lanterns despite a reported turn and witness rejection; class B. The source conflicts on 2012 versus 2013.

• PREVESSIN-MOENS (01) 24.12.2013

  2013-12-24 · PREVESSIN-MOENS (01), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  At least five orange lights crossed on Christmas Eve; probable sky lanterns, category B. The source differs between 2013 and 2014.

• ESPERAZA (11) 22.12.2013

  2013-12-22 · ESPERAZA (11), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Three successive bright orange balls were probably sky lanterns (B).

• BALMA (31) 21.12.2013

  2013-12-21 · BALMA (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Photographs taken in 2013 and reported in 2016 showed a characteristic sundog. Exact 22° spacing could not be checked without originals, but appearance and weather supported class A.

• BAUME-LES-DAMES (25) 17.12.2013

  2013-12-17 · BAUME-LES-DAMES (25), Franche-Comté, FR · CE1

  A witness photographed a stationary white light for about 15 minutes; it vanished during a break. Astronomical checks failed and a lantern remains uncertain; class C.

• TAILLAN-MEDOC (LE) (33) 15.12.2013

  2013-12-15 · TAILLAN-MEDOC (LE) (33), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  A Le Taillan-Médoc witness saw a stationary orange point apparently rise and disappear on 15 December 2013. Aircraft, lantern, balloon and satellite possibilities remain inconclusive; class C.

• PARIS (75) 15.12.2013

  2013-12-15 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A stationary colored light watched for several hours was identified as Jupiter. Category A.

• SAINTE-EULALIE (33) 14.12.2013

  2013-12-14 · SAINTE-EULALIE (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A driver saw a silvery light cross in under 1 second during the Geminid peak. A fireball is probable; category B.