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• SAINT-QUENTIN (02) 14.01.2012

  2012-01-14 · SAINT-QUENTIN (02), Picardie, FR · CE1

  Three white lights outlined a fast silent triangle; a radar-detected aircraft did not match, and information is insufficient, class C.

• MONTAGNE (LA) (44) 09.01.2012

  2012-01-09 · MONTAGNE (LA) (44), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  Two segmented concentric circles moved against clouds; probably a rotating-beam sky-tracer display, class B.

• CLAYES-SOUS-BOIS (LES) (78) 02.01.2012

  2012-01-02 · CLAYES-SOUS-BOIS (LES) (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A witness reported a stationary triangular light for hours; a service contact may have seen Venus instead, and a tethered-balloon hypothesis remains unverified (C).

• DOUNOUX (88) 01.01.2012

  2012-01-01 · DOUNOUX (88), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A yellow-orange glowing object moved silently west to east; probably a sky lantern, despite differing shape descriptions, class B.

• LEGUEVIN (31) 01.01.2012

  2012-01-01 · LEGUEVIN (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A cylindrical red-lit object was seen around New Year; probably sky lanterns, possibly 2 successive objects, class B.

• CLAMART (92) 26.12.2011

  2011-12-26 · CLAMART (92), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A low orange light moving towards Paris with the southerly wind was probably a sky lantern; classified B.

• MAZAN (84) 25.12.2011

  2011-12-25 · MAZAN (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  An orange point moved steadily for 1–2 minutes and vanished; probable sky lantern, category B.

• RIVIERE-SALEE (972) 25.12.2011

  2011-12-25 · RIVIERE-SALEE (972), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  Orange lights appeared to sway and later rise in single file; probably sky lanterns, with irregular motion requiring updrafts, class B.

• DEBRIS SPATIAUX (RETOMBEE) — NATIONAL (FR) 24.12.2011

  2011-12-24 · DEBRIS SPATIAUX (RETOMBEE) — NATIONAL (FR), Autre, FR · CE1

  Ground and pilot reports of luminous trails on 24 December 2011 were identified as re-entry of the Soyuz-FG launcher’s 4th stage.

• PARIS (75) 20.12.2011

  2011-12-20 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A red object with two or three yellow central lights moved silently; probably a sky lantern. Category B.

• FROISSY (60) 10.12.2011

  2011-12-10 · FROISSY (60), Picardie, FR · CE1

  A driver reported powerful lights forming a triangle that entered cloud and vanished northward. Weak location and direction evidence prevents identification; category C.

• DIAMANT (LE) (972) 10.12.2011

  2011-12-10 · DIAMANT (LE) (972), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  Two yellow lights changed direction; foreign military aircraft were considered plausible, but missing radar evidence left the case C.

• PARIS (75) 02.12.2011

  2011-12-02 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A light flared into an orange ovoid form and reportedly turned and zigzagged. Meteor or satellite explanations could fit the start but not the whole account; class C.

• SAINT-GATIEN-DES-BOIS (14) 27.11.2011

  2011-11-27 · SAINT-GATIEN-DES-BOIS (14), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  Several witnesses saw stationary, intensely bright white lights without sound. Re-examination supports probable skytracer spots on low cloud; GEIPAN changes D to B.

• HAVRE (LE) (76) 26.11.2011

  2011-11-26 · HAVRE (LE) (76), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  A bright point with a green trail was corroborated by meteor observers; identified as an exceptional magnitude −10 fireball.

• SAINT-BRIEUC (22) 26.11.2011

  2011-11-26 · SAINT-BRIEUC (22), Bretagne, FR · CE1

  Four white lights moved silently for 5 minutes; probable lanterns despite the atypical white color (B).

• OUROUER-LES-BOURDELINS (18) 20.11.2011

  2011-11-20 · OUROUER-LES-BOURDELINS (18), Autre, FR · CE1

  A white sphere appeared to rush toward an airliner before vanishing at the horizon; insufficient corroboration, category C.

• MONTGRAS (31) 20.11.2011

  2011-11-20 · MONTGRAS (31), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A 9-year-old scout saw a multicolored light apparently move and stop; an on-site direction check supports Sirius (B).

• NOYAREY (38) 19.11.2011

  2011-11-19 · NOYAREY (38), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A witness saw yellow-orange lights rise and vanish. Wind and Saturday timing support sky lanterns; no release site was investigated.

• FLORANGE (57) 12.11.2011

  2011-11-12 · FLORANGE (57), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  A low orange light moved north to south; probably a sky lantern. Category B.

• [D33] DE COSNE SUR LOIRE (58) VERS SAINT-PERE (58) 09.11.2011

  2011-11-09 · [D33] DE COSNE SUR LOIRE (58) VERS SAINT-PERE (58), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  A group saw a brief blue arc; one passenger then saw an orange wheel vanish instantly. Unconfirmed light-display hypothesis, category C.

• VILLE-DU-BOIS (LA) (91) 06.11.2011

  2011-11-06 · VILLE-DU-BOIS (LA) (91), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A dull orange pinhead-sized light seemed stationary for 10 seconds; probable balloon, category B.

• BLANQUEFORT (33) 30.10.2011

  2011-10-30 · BLANQUEFORT (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A nearly stationary twinkling point was probably a weather balloon. Category B.

• LORIOL-SUR-DROME (26) 26.10.2011

  2011-10-26 · LORIOL-SUR-DROME (26), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A very bright light slowly faded to a point; GEIPAN proposes an aircraft turning away, but the hypothesis is unverified (B).

• LAMNAY (72) 26.10.2011

  2011-10-26 · LAMNAY (72), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  A witness repeatedly saw coloured lights in a thick cloud, briefly corroborated by another person; no explanation was retained (D1).

• JOUARS-PONTCHARTRAIN (78) 26.10.2011

  2011-10-26 · JOUARS-PONTCHARTRAIN (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  A driver and son saw aligned lights, then a flashing triangle and a light reportedly crossing 80° in 2 seconds. Sparse detail prevents identification; category C.

• VAL-DE-REUIL (27) 23.10.2011

  2011-10-23 · VAL-DE-REUIL (27), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  A driver and passenger watched a stationary coloured light for 45 minutes. Sirius is probable, although a later direction reconstruction differs from its position; category B.

• BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 22.10.2011

  2011-10-22 · BOIS-GUILLAUME (76), Haute Normandie, FR · CE1

  Two orange glows disappeared into cloud; GEIPAN strongly favors lanterns but lacks enough evidence to conclude (C).

• SAINT-JEAN-D'ANGELY (17) 21.10.2011

  2011-10-21 · SAINT-JEAN-D'ANGELY (17), Poitou-Charentes, FR · CE1

  After seeing a fireball, a motorist saw lights and dust in a field, probably a combine harvester (B).

• RENTREE ATMOSPHERIQUE — NATIONAL (FR) 21.10.2011

  2011-10-21 · RENTREE ATMOSPHERIQUE — NATIONAL (FR), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Numerous witnesses and REFORME observers recorded a bright light with a green trail. A meteoroid or space-debris atmospheric entry is probable; category B.

• FLEURY-MEROGIS (91) 20.10.2011

  2011-10-20 · FLEURY-MEROGIS (91), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  An amateur astronomer saw a bright light rise and vanish. The ISS is probable, but predicted timing and maximum elevation differ from the report; category B.

• OS-MARSILLON (64) 17.10.2011

  2011-10-17 · OS-MARSILLON (64), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Three white lights spread and regrouped while crossing south to west in under 5 seconds; provisionally category C.

• [D465] DE BENESSE (40) VERS ANGRESSE (40)10.10.2011

  2011-10-10 · [D465] DE BENESSE (40) VERS ANGRESSE (40)10.10.2011, Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A driver photographed a silent orange ball rising and descending; witness and GEIPAN consider a sky lantern probable despite the early hour, class B.

• COUERON (44) 07.10.2011

  2011-10-07 · COUERON (44), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  Three triangular lights in formation and a separate fourth moved silently into clouds; insufficient data, class C.

• CARRIERES-SOUS-POISSY (78) 01.10.2011

  2011-10-01 · CARRIERES-SOUS-POISSY (78), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Four people fled a rapidly descending gray capsule-shaped object; probably a tubular thermal balloon, category B.

• BLOIS (41) 01.10.2011

  2011-10-01 · BLOIS (41), Centre, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a silent brownish disc with a pale centre for 30 seconds; atypical appearance and insufficient corroboration leave provisional C.

• MAIZIERES-LES-METZ (57) 01.10.2011

  2011-10-01 · MAIZIERES-LES-METZ (57), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  Silent yellow-orange lights filmed on a phone were probably sky lanterns; variable winds prevented a direction check (B).

• CESNY-BOIS-HALBOUT (14) 30.09.2011

  2011-09-30 · CESNY-BOIS-HALBOUT (14), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  A stationary light appeared to move after 45 minutes. Arcturus is probable for the first phase; the moving phase is unverified. Overall category C.

• FERRASSIERES (26) 28.09.2011

  2011-09-28 · FERRASSIERES (26), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  Three lights might have been illuminated balloons, but corroboration was lacking (C).

• CARCANS (33) 27.09.2011

  2011-09-27 · CARCANS (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A witness saw a stationary light, then a light rising diagonally 10 minutes later; conventional explanations remain unverified, class C.