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• GOUVIEUX (60) 24.09.2013

  2013-09-24 · GOUVIEUX (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a bright ball move straight, then apparently zigzag. Windborne-object and ball-lightning hypotheses are possible but weak; category C.

• MONS (34) 24.09.2013

  2013-09-24 · MONS (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Repeated silent moving lights were watched for an hour or more; a ground-based light display is considered probable (B).

• RAZES (87) 23.09.2013

  2013-09-23 · RAZES (87), Limousin, FR · CE1

  A motorist reported 3 successive sightings of coloured lights and unusual shapes; plausible explanations remain unproved, with insufficient corroboration (C).

• SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-AY (50) 23.09.2013

  2013-09-23 · SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-AY (50), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  A driver photographed bright receding points; GEIPAN considers sunset-lit aircraft contrails very probable, without confirming a specific aircraft (B).

• SALIES-DE-BEARN (64) 22.09.2013

  2013-09-22 · SALIES-DE-BEARN (64), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a thin red cylinder move southwest; GEIPAN considers an airliner reflecting sunrise probable (B).

• LOCMINE (56) 22.09.2013

  2013-09-22 · LOCMINE (56), Bretagne, FR · CE1

  Car occupants saw a silver shape elongate, split and vanish; radar supports a changing sunlight reflection from an aircraft (A).

• LOURDES (65) 22.09.2013

  2013-09-22 · LOURDES (65), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Repeated evening lights were Venus, with nearby Saturn; a separate brief orange ball was a fireball, class A.

• TOULOUSE (31) 22.09.2013

  2013-09-22 · TOULOUSE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A delayed account describes low orange lights extinguishing successively. Sky lanterns are probable, but wind comparison is impossible; category B.

• CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013

  2013-09-15 · CABRIERES (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A driver intermittently saw a light and an oval mass with luminous discs pass overhead. Possible explanations lack confirmation; category C.

• LEZIGNAN-LA-CEBE (34) 14.09.2013

  2013-09-14 · LEZIGNAN-LA-CEBE (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  2 witnesses saw moving white circles. A nightclub confirmed its special searchlight display that night; category A.

• SAINT-LOUBES (33) 08.09.2013

  2013-09-08 · SAINT-LOUBES (33), Bretagne, FR · CE1

  A couple saw around 30 whitish lights moving east to west; probable sky lanterns near a wedding venue (B).

• PLOMBIERES-LES-BAINS (88) 08.09.2013

  2013-09-08 · PLOMBIERES-LES-BAINS (88), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  Five red lights seen by 2 people were confirmed as sky lanterns released at a private party (A).

• POISSY (78) 07.09.2013

  2013-09-07 · POISSY (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A long white cylinder receded toward Poissy; probably a windborne thermal balloon, category B.

• PIAN-MEDOC (LE) (33) 06.09.2013

  2013-09-06 · PIAN-MEDOC (LE) (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A witness briefly saw white lights move straight and rotate counterclockwise on clouds. A searchlight display fits, but no nearby source or corroboration was found; category C.

• SAINT-OUEN-L'AUMONE (95) 05.09.2013

  2013-09-05 · SAINT-OUEN-L'AUMONE (95), Autre, FR · CE1

  Five powerful white flashes were probably train-pantograph flashes illuminating cloud (B).

• VILLOTRAN (60) 04.09.2013

  2013-09-04 · VILLOTRAN (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  Successive round lights of varied colors were seen over about 1 hour; only 1 of 2 observers reported, class C.

• CHAMPIGNY (89) 02.09.2013

  2013-09-02 · CHAMPIGNY (89), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  A dark, silent object appearing round or elongated as it turned was probably a climbing gyroplane from a nearby airfield; class B.

• SAINT-LEGER-AUX-BOIS (76) 31.08.2013

  2013-08-31 · SAINT-LEGER-AUX-BOIS (76), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  A white light brightened and faded while moving upward; identified as an Iridium 95 flare, class A.

• CHALMAZEL (42) 31.08.2013

  2013-08-31 · CHALMAZEL (42), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  Four brief white flashes appeared in Pegasus; probably a rapidly rotating high-altitude satellite, class B.

• STRASBOURG (67) 30.08.2013

  2013-08-30 · STRASBOURG (67), Alsace, FR · CE1

  A multicolored point descended along an S-shaped path for about 10 seconds. Essential trajectory and angular details are missing; classification C.

• PARAY-LE-MONIAL (71) 30.08.2013

  2013-08-30 · PARAY-LE-MONIAL (71), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  A bright feature found later in a 5-minute star-trail exposure was probably a satellite flare. NOSS 3-3A and 3-3C were candidates, but the satellite remained uncertain; class B.

• CHANOS-CURSON (26) 29.08.2013

  2013-08-29 · CHANOS-CURSON (26), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A driver photographed 2 lights beside the setting Sun. Their geometry and clouds conclusively identify sundogs; category A.

• SAINT-DENIS (974) 25.08.2013

  2013-08-25 · SAINT-DENIS (974), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a red light then a bright white one; a lantern and satellite are plausible but insufficiently supported (C).

• BOULOU (LE) (66) 24.08.2013

  2013-08-24 · BOULOU (LE) (66), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Two photographed orbs are flash artifacts, but a directly seen sphere beside the Moon remains unexplained; category C.

• NICE (06) 21.08.2013

  2013-08-21 · NICE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A bright light over the sea faded over 20–25 minutes. GEIPAN favoured a high-altitude weather balloon, but no launch was verified; class B.

• [AERO SNA-SE] METZ (57) 21.08.2013

  2013-08-21 · [AERO SNA-SE] METZ (57), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A Cessna pilot saw a fast yellow oval at apparently the same altitude; insufficient information, class C.

• BEAULIEU (38) 20.08.2013

  2013-08-20 · BEAULIEU (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  3 people saw a silent orange light. Video and wind support a sky lantern despite the weekday timing; category B.

• MONTFERMEIL (93) 19.08.2013

  2013-08-19 · MONTFERMEIL (93), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A sudden intense light with apparent reversal of direction was identified as an Iridium 49 flare (A).

• MONTFERRAND-LE-CHATEAU (25) 18.08.2013

  2013-08-18 · MONTFERRAND-LE-CHATEAU (25), Franche-Comté, FR · CE1

  Three witnesses saw up to 11 yellow-orange lights forming a triangle; a nearby wedding lantern release was confirmed (A).

• PONTARLIER (25) 17.08.2013

  2013-08-17 · PONTARLIER (25), Franche-Comté, FR · CE1

  A bright light moving silently in a straight line matched the ISS passage at 23:15, class A.

• GAUDE (LA) (06) 16.08.2013

  2013-08-16 · GAUDE (LA) (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  Three people saw a metallic-gray object rise and drift north; probably a balloon of unknown origin, class B.

• PONT-AUDEMER (27) 13.08.2013

  2013-08-13 · PONT-AUDEMER (27), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  A brief bright light crossed the sky for 2 seconds during the Perseids. Nearby BOAM recordings support a fireball; category A applies to this event, not the recurring lights also reported.

• VILLERUPT (54) 13.08.2013

  2013-08-13 · VILLERUPT (54), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A slowly moving point brightened strongly and was identified as a reflection from Cosmos 2268; the witness confirmed the explanation, class A.

• BIARRITZ (64) 12.08.2013

  2013-08-12 · BIARRITZ (64), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A family saw 3 bright balls following differing paths before disappearing together; identified as sky lanterns, though the witness was unconvinced, class A.

• VALLOIRE (73) 12.08.2013

  2013-08-12 · VALLOIRE (73), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A bright, irregularly flickering mountainside light was very probably a powerful torch near chairlift facilities; class B.

• CHATEAUNEUF-DU-FAOU (29) 11.08.2013

  2013-08-11 · CHATEAUNEUF-DU-FAOU (29), Bretagne, FR · CE1

  Orange lights moved slowly east-southeast and were photographed; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• [A62] de VALENCE-D'AGEN (82) vers TOULOUSE (31) 11.08.2013

  2013-08-11 · [A62] de VALENCE-D'AGEN (82) vers TOULOUSE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A white point with 2 short trails remained apparently stationary for about 20 minutes. GEIPAN identified an airliner and contrails; class A.

• VIRE (14) 10.08.2013

  2013-08-10 · VIRE (14), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  Several people reported a fast, silent elongated metallic-looking object with dark wings. Aircraft, drone or shaped-balloon explanations remain uncertain; category C.

• COMPIEGNE (60) 09.08.2013

  2013-08-09 · COMPIEGNE (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  A light-gray triangle crossed silently while people watched meteors; sparse information leaves category C.

• NOISY-LE-ROI (78) 08.08.2013

  2013-08-08 · NOISY-LE-ROI (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Two witnesses saw a loud, low dark object with red and white lights; very probably an A400M military transport approaching Villacoublay, class B.