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• [AERO LOC] PERPIGNAN (66) 12.12.2012

  2012-12-12 · [AERO LOC] PERPIGNAN (66), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Airborne and ground observations of a bright yellow-orange light were identified as a military training flare; classified A.

• CARBONNE (31) 12.12.2012

  2012-12-12 · CARBONNE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A dull sound preceded a brief bright blue or yellow ball; probably a Geminid fireball, class B.

• ROCHELLE (LA) (17) 12.12.2012

  2012-12-12 · ROCHELLE (LA) (17), Poitou-Charentes, FR · CE1

  A witness saw an intense blue light for 10 seconds. A Geminid fireball is probable, but no timed camera match was found; category B.

• ROCHELLE (LA) (17) 05.12.2012

  2012-12-05 · ROCHELLE (LA) (17), Poitou-Charentes, FR · CE1

  A witness reported a bright stationary phenomenon concealing a dark craft; declined follow-up left insufficient information (C).

• SARTROUVILLE (78) 02.12.2012

  2012-12-02 · SARTROUVILLE (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  About 10 red lights crossed the cloudy night sky; probably sky lanterns. Category B.

• PARIS (75) 01.12.2012

  2012-12-01 · PARIS (75), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A witness photographed a grey triangular or top-shaped object with red flashes; an LED-equipped novelty balloon is considered probable (B).

• ROHAIRE (28) 29.11.2012

  2012-11-29 · ROHAIRE (28), Centre, FR · CE1

  A delayed account described a rapidly moving, splitting red-white light; missing details and pictures left insufficient information (C).

• SIX-FOURS-LES-PLAGES (83) 25.11.2012

  2012-11-25 · SIX-FOURS-LES-PLAGES (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A light watched for about 3 hours was lighting on the container ship Mol Marvel (A).

• MONTIVILLIERS (76) 22.11.2012

  2012-11-22 · MONTIVILLIERS (76), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  A stationary bright light later moving toward Fontenay was very probably an approaching airliner seen head-on near Le Havre-Octeville (B).

• DOUARNENEZ (29) 18.11.2012

  2012-11-18 · DOUARNENEZ (29), Bretagne, FR · CE1

  A stationary light scintillating green and red was probably a Civil Protection helicopter approaching Quimper Pluguffan, class B.

• AVIGNON (84) 12.11.2012

  2012-11-12 · AVIGNON (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A witness reported a green-lit flying-car-like object with 2 red rear lights. Missing details and unavailable follow-up prevent identification; category C.

• FEUQUIERES-EN-VIMEU (80) 10.11.2012

  2012-11-10 · FEUQUIERES-EN-VIMEU (80), Picardie, FR · CE1

  GEIPAN received a questionnaire on June 30, 2015, describing a single witness's observation from a terrace on November 10, 2012, at 9:30 p.m. The witness reported a dark triangle with orange-yellow lights at its corners and centre, moving slowly and silently before turning ninety

• BUGUE (LE) (24) 05.11.2012

  2012-11-05 · BUGUE (LE) (24), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Two witnesses saw a red object with flashing white lights for 1 minute; lights, sound and nearby airfields suggest a light aircraft, class B.

• TOURS (37) 31.10.2012

  2012-10-31 · TOURS (37), Centre, FR · CE1

  A filmed orange ball was probably a sky lantern; the 2012 event was reported in 2015 (B).

• MARSEILLE (13) 28.10.2012

  2012-10-28 · MARSEILLE (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A woman saw a shiny silver cylinder with a red light, then lost it while fetching her camera. GEIPAN considers a sunlit aircraft probable; category B.

• POISAT (38) 24.10.2012

  2012-10-24 · POISAT (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A motorist saw a white light descend, disappear and reappear rising before vanishing behind a hill; insufficient information, category C.

• FITOU (11) 13.10.2012

  2012-10-13 · FITOU (11), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A Fitou witness reported about 10 faint crossing lights, then a red point making stops and sharp zigzags. Follow-up contact failed; classified C for insufficient information.

• LIEU-SAINT-AMAND (59) 09.10.2012

  2012-10-09 · LIEU-SAINT-AMAND (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  Two people saw a fast white point crossing east to west; a fireball is plausible but unconfirmed, leaving class C.

• LIMOGES (87) 09.10.2012

  2012-10-09 · LIMOGES (87), Limousin, FR · CE1

  A rapidly moving white glow may have been a fireball, but the evidence was insufficient (C).

• MAZERES (33) 09.10.2012

  2012-10-09 · MAZERES (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A witness saw 2 lights rapidly move southwest. Their timing matches military exercises, but craft type and exact location remain unconfirmed; category B.

• DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE (77) 05.10.2012

  2012-10-05 · DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE (77), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  An orange oval light with apparent wings moved silently for 1 minute; missing directional and size data prevent identification, category C.

• TAMPON (LE) (974) 01.10.2012

  2012-10-01 · TAMPON (LE) (974), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  A white fireball-like object preceded a power outage; GEIPAN considers the outage coincidental and a fireball probable (B).

• BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT (92) 29.09.2012

  2012-09-29 · BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT (92), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A flashing high-altitude light was identified as a Trappes weather balloon. Source dates conflict between 2009 and 2012; classification A.

• MONTMARAULT (03) 29.09.2012

  2012-09-29 · MONTMARAULT (03), Auvergne, FR · CE1

  Two Montmarault witnesses saw 30–40 red-orange spheres drift silently north to south on 29 September 2012. GEIPAN identifies sky lanterns, class A.

• AVION (62) 24.09.2012

  2012-09-24 · AVION (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  A witness saw distant lightning before a storm; a pen-camera video instead recorded likely urban lights. GEIPAN classifies the case as A.

• [D996] DE SAUXILLANGES (63) VERS COLLANGES (63) 23.09.2012

  2012-09-23 · [D996] DE SAUXILLANGES (63) VERS COLLANGES (63), Auvergne, FR · CE1

  A couple saw round lights appear and disappear among clouds. Sunlit balloons fit the conditions, but no corroboration confirms them; category C.

• RENTREE ATMOSPHERIQUE — NATIONAL (FR) 20.09.2012

  2012-09-20 · RENTREE ATMOSPHERIQUE — NATIONAL (FR), Autre, FR · CE1

  Four pilots and a Laon witness saw a slow fireball also widely observed in England. A temporarily captured small asteroid was suggested as a possibility; GEIPAN classified the event A.

• CLERMONT-FERRAND (63) 17.09.2012

  2012-09-17 · CLERMONT-FERRAND (63), Auvergne, FR · CE1

  On September 17, 2012, between 6:50 and 7:20 a.m., a witness noticed two lights and took photographs looking east and south. GEIPAN identified Jupiter in the south, magnitude −2.5, and the still brighter Venus in the east, magnitude −4.7, which became invisible at sunrise. The su

• VERN-SUR-SEICHE (35) 17.09.2012

  2012-09-17 · VERN-SUR-SEICHE (35), Champagne-Ardenne, FR · CE1

  A stationary-looking black sphere was probably a helium balloon, tethered or drifting (B).

• TAMPON (LE) (974) 16.09.2012

  2012-09-16 · TAMPON (LE) (974), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  A bright yellow object descended southwest to northeast and split in 2; probable meteoroid atmospheric entry, class B.

• BONS-EN-CHABLAIS (74) 16.09.2012

  2012-09-16 · BONS-EN-CHABLAIS (74), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A white light crossed east to west in 4 seconds; probably a fireball, class B.

• GONDRECOURT-LE-CHATEAU (55) 16.09.2012

  2012-09-16 · GONDRECOURT-LE-CHATEAU (55), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A walker photographed a white cloud-like ball that appeared to approach and grow. Down or insects carried by wind are considered, but local wind and altitude data are lacking; category C.

• ATHIS-MONS (91) 16.09.2012

  2012-09-16 · ATHIS-MONS (91), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Three successive sightings of silent white lights were reported nearly 3 years later; probable sky lanterns (B).

• YERRES (91) 15.09.2012

  2012-09-15 · YERRES (91), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Yellow-orange lights faded into dark shapes while moving silently; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• VILLEURBANNE (69) 15.09.2012

  2012-09-15 · VILLEURBANNE (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  Multicoloured points formed an apparently stationary trapezium. A light-projection event was favoured, but photographs did not match the account and corroboration was lacking; class C.

• GRASSE (06) 15.09.2012

  2012-09-15 · GRASSE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A violet-blue elongated object moved silently across the sky and was photographed; probably a party balloon. Category B.

• BAZIEGE (31) 14.09.2012

  2012-09-14 · BAZIEGE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A witness briefly saw a stationary blue triangle with bright surrounding points, then an apparent fall and extinction. An aircraft hypothesis lacked corroboration; category C.

• SAUSSENAC (81) 12.09.2012

  2012-09-12 · SAUSSENAC (81), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A driver saw 3 flashing coloured lights form a triangle for 2 minutes; an aircraft is probable but not specifically identified (B).

• ILE-D'YEU (L') (85) 11.09.2012

  2012-09-11 · ILE-D'YEU (L') (85), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  Three red lights in a tilted line remained silent over the sea, then vanished together; insufficient information, class C.

• MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012

  2012-09-10 · MEURSANGES (21), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  An orange light with a long tail passed slowly at high altitude; a contrail was considered but not established. Category C.