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• VALENCE (82) 02.08.2012

  2012-08-02 · VALENCE (82), Auvergne, FR · CE1

  Two people saw a fast light with a trail at 00:08; other forum reports support a probable fireball (B).

• CARENTAN (50) 28.07.2012

  2012-07-28 · CARENTAN (50), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  A delayed report described a coloured light that became multiple points in photographs. Image comparison identifies Arcturus, with camera movement and atmospheric effects; category A.

• COURBEVOIE (92) 27.07.2012

  2012-07-27 · COURBEVOIE (92), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A large dark object moved silently at constant speed over an urban area; probable windborne debris, category B.

• TOURY (28) 27.07.2012

  2012-07-27 · TOURY (28), Centre, FR · CE1

  Orange lights in triangular formations passed twice in opposite directions. Missing positions, counts and angular measurements prevented identification; class C. The source conflicts on 2012 versus 2013.

• CHAVEROCHE (19) 27.07.2012

  2012-07-27 · CHAVEROCHE (19), Limousin, FR · CE1

  A witness saw 2 lights follow the same path at constant separation. GEIPAN identifies the ISS and Japanese HTV spacecraft shortly before docking; category A.

• PARISOT (81) 26.07.2012

  2012-07-26 · PARISOT (81), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Two witnesses saw lights and a dark triangle; an uncertain date and no confirmed satellite match left insufficient information (C).

• MONTCHABOUD (38) 26.07.2012

  2012-07-26 · MONTCHABOUD (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A dim diffuse ball with underside lights and small trailing jets crossed silently in 6 seconds; unexplained, class D1.

• FONTENAY-PRES-VEZELAY (89) 26.07.2012

  2012-07-26 · FONTENAY-PRES-VEZELAY (89), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  A white point moved slowly and silently southwest to northeast; identified as the ISS, class A.

• MARSEILLAN (34) 23.07.2012

  2012-07-23 · MARSEILLAN (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Two non-independent witnesses briefly reported 3 unusual phenomena on a beach; no corroboration or conventional match was found, class C.

• MONTPELLIER (34) 17.07.2012

  2012-07-17 · MONTPELLIER (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Two bright lights and a third noticed on video were identified as Venus, Jupiter and Aldebaran (A).

• LACHELLE (60) 14.07.2012

  2012-07-14 · LACHELLE (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  An orange light crossed silently before fireworks; probably a sky lantern, with a source wind-direction inconsistency, class B.

• SAINT-ANDRE (66) 14.07.2012

  2012-07-14 · SAINT-ANDRE (66), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  Three white lights were briefly seen moving silently; probable illuminated balloons or sky lanterns, category B.

• LIVRON-SUR-DROME (26) 11.07.2012

  2012-07-11 · LIVRON-SUR-DROME (26), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  Three people saw a silent yellow ball split in 2; GEIPAN favors space-debris reentry despite no matching catalog event (B).

• SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES (94) 09.07.2012

  2012-07-09 · SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES (94), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A rounded triangular shape reflecting sunlight moved silently into cloud; probably a party balloon. Category B.

• SAINT-JULIEN-DU-SAULT (89) 08.07.2012

  2012-07-08 · SAINT-JULIEN-DU-SAULT (89), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  A light moved straight then zigzagged; a satellite, possibly IGS 1A, with an autokinetic illusion is considered probable (B).

• NIEDERMODERN (67) 07.07.2012

  2012-07-07 · NIEDERMODERN (67), Alsace, FR · CE1

  A witness saw 8–10 orange-red lights pass silently in a line. GEIPAN favours sky lanterns, with uncertain local wind; category B.

• ORAISON (04) 06.07.2012

  2012-07-06 · ORAISON (04), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  Yellow lights appeared 13 times during an evening. GEIPAN identifies Patrouille de France aircraft lights seen during aerobatics; classification A.

• REMUZAT (26) 05.07.2012

  2012-07-05 · REMUZAT (26), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A witness saw 2 white lights followed by 3 low-flying jets. GEIPAN considers fighter navigation lights probable, supported by another account; classification B.

• AUTHEZAT (63) 04.07.2012

  2012-07-04 · AUTHEZAT (63), Auvergne, FR · CE1

  A driver saw a dark stationary oval, then 5 other low-moving shapes; available information cannot establish a balloon or aircraft explanation (C).

• LACHELLE (60) 03.07.2012

  2012-07-03 · LACHELLE (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  A former pilot saw 2 grey spheres with a propeller-like element; thorough investigation left plausible hypotheses unresolved (C).

• CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE (78) 01.07.2012

  2012-07-01 · CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Six orange lights moved silently, turned and disappeared; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• SAINTE-LUCE-SUR-LOIRE (44) 30.06.2012

  2012-06-30 · SAINTE-LUCE-SUR-LOIRE (44), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  On June 30, 2012, at 11:25 p.m., two witnesses on their terrace saw three red-orange lights pass successively, silently moving in the same direction. GEIPAN identified sky lanterns from the reported behaviour, photographs, video, timing and Saturday-night context. The westerly wi

• MAFFLIERS (95) 29.06.2012

  2012-06-29 · MAFFLIERS (95), Autre, FR · CE1

  A Maffliers witness saw a huge white form tilt and depart toward clouds. A sunrise explanation failed, principally because of a 54° direction discrepancy; classified D1.

• DOMMARTIN (69) 24.06.2012

  2012-06-24 · DOMMARTIN (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  Nine to about ten yellow-white lights climbed and moved toward the horizon; probable sky lanterns, category B.

• PARIS (75) 20.06.2012

  2012-06-20 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A filmed silent light matched the ISS rising at 22:46 and culminating at 22:51; class A.

• MANCIEULLES (54) 17.06.2012

  2012-06-17 · MANCIEULLES (54), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A couple filmed about 10 lights identified as sky lanterns; a newspaper later reported that the person who released them came forward. Class A.

• COLLE-SUR-LOUP (LA) (06) 17.06.2012

  2012-06-17 · COLLE-SUR-LOUP (LA) (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  Several nonflashing orange lights at low altitude were probably sky lanterns (B); title and narrative give different months.

• SOUCHEZ (62) 17.06.2012

  2012-06-17 · SOUCHEZ (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  About 10 red lights moved slowly and silently; probably sky lanterns. Category B.

• LAMBERSART (59) 17.06.2012

  2012-06-17 · LAMBERSART (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  A witness reported 10–15 transparent spheres travelling silently south to north. Their appearance remains unexplained although their motion was ordinary; category D1.

• PEIGNEY (52) 04.06.2012

  2012-06-04 · PEIGNEY (52), Champagne-Ardenne, FR · CE1

  Ground-level orange and yellow lights went out abruptly on a distant hill; probably human activity involving a vehicle or fire and flashlights, category B.

• COULAINES (72) 30.05.2012

  2012-05-30 · COULAINES (72), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  A stationary dark object flashed irregularly until the witness went to bed. Video, light wind and suitable terrain supported a tethered balloon; class B.

• SEZANNE (51) 30.05.2012

  2012-05-30 · SEZANNE (51), Champagne-Ardenne, FR · CE1

  A roughly 4 m patch of grass was flattened and yellowed in woodland. A wind vortex is the least unlikely hypothesis but remains unsubstantiated; classification C.

• DOUDEAUVILLE (76) 28.05.2012

  2012-05-28 · DOUDEAUVILLE (76), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  An amateur astronomer saw a white trail and red-orange fireball, then heard a muffled detonation; confirmed fireball, category A.

• DIEPPE (76) 24.05.2012

  2012-05-24 · DIEPPE (76), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  Two witnesses watched a silent low white object for 30 minutes; drone or helicopter explanations remain unconfirmed because of missing information (C).

• CHOISY-LE-ROI (94) 21.05.2012

  2012-05-21 · CHOISY-LE-ROI (94), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A motorist reported a silent luminous object hovering, changing shape and colour, then rising into cloud; GEIPAN classifies its nature as unknown (D1).

• PAYNS (10) 19.05.2012

  2012-05-19 · PAYNS (10), Champagne-Ardenne, FR · CE1

  Frightening shapes and many silent lights were traced to 100 wedding lanterns released a few hundred metres away; class A.

• VILLENEUVE-LES-AVIGNON (30) 18.05.2012

  2012-05-18 · VILLENEUVE-LES-AVIGNON (30), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  An intermittently bright object was filmed in a clear sky; probably sunlight reflected from a glider circling in thermals, category B.

• SAINT-MAIXENT-SUR-VIE (85) 12.05.2012

  2012-05-12 · SAINT-MAIXENT-SUR-VIE (85), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  Repeated bright lights seemed to zigzag and accelerate; dated observations match satellite reflections, with apparent-motion illusions (A).

• SAINT-JUST-EN-CHAUSSEE (60) 12.05.2012

  2012-05-12 · SAINT-JUST-EN-CHAUSSEE (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  A bright disk-like light crossed northwest to southeast in 8–10 seconds; probably a natural fireball, class B.

• PAU (64) 06.05.2012

  2012-05-06 · PAU (64), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Three orange lights crossed north to south; two vanished and one appeared to fall. Probable sky lanterns, category B.