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Witness typesSingle witness
Sensor typesCamera photographs
Evidence typesWitness testimony, Photographs, Official scientific investigation, Meteorological wind data
The observation occurred in LANCON-PROVENCE on 19 December 2015.
Claim #24991 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0001]] case title
The case is classified as B.
Claim #24992 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification
B”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0001]] case details
The source describes the phenomenon as a silent orange luminous object moving through the night sky.
Claim #24993 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation of the silent movement of an orange luminous phenomenon in the night sky: probable observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0001]] Summary
A witness observed a large, slightly ovoid, very bright orange ball, saw a widened V profile with regularly spaced small lights, and took three photographs.
Claim #24994 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“On 19 December 2015 at 20:17, a witness alerted by his son observed from a distance a large, slightly ovoid ball scintillating with a very bright orange color.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0001]] Description
The phenomenon passed directly overhead without audible sound, then lost luminous intensity and disappeared after moving away.
Claim #24995 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The object passed directly overhead without any sound being heard.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0001]] Description
Only one testimony was collected.
Claim #24996 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one testimony was collected.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0002]] case description
The source states that the usable photograph was out of focus and showed only a blurry orange circle.
Claim #24997 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness’s only usable photograph turned out to be out of focus (focus blur, very common in nighttime photographs under these conditions) and shows only a blurry orange circle.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0002]] case analysis
The source states that the movement was compatible with a southwesterly wind recorded at Salon-de-Provence, with a wind from 110° at 6 to 11 km/h.
Claim #24998 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The movement was observed from the southwest, which is compatible with the southwesterly wind recorded at Salon-de-Provence: the Infoclimat record indicates a wind from 110° at 6 to 11 km/h.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0002]] case analysis
GEIPAN assesses the observation as probably involving Thai lanterns, likely released nearby at the end of a private party as the end-of-year holidays approached.
Claim #24999 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation of orange balls crossing the sky within a few minutes, on a weekend night, clearly suggests Thai lanterns, probably released nearby at the end of a private party as the end-of-year holidays approached.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0002]] case analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as B and describes it as a probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Claim #25000 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: LANCON-PROVENCE (13) 19.12.2015
// [[T0003]] classification conclusion
