Thai lanterns mistaken for UFOs at Ploemeur in 2017

Summary

On the evening of 2 September 2017, a witness saw about twenty whitish lights crossing silently over Ploemeur and Lorient for one to two minutes. He called a neighbour, but the lights quickly disappeared behind nearby trees. The witness rejected GEIPAN's proposed explanation, convinced he had seen something unusual.

However, wind direction, the description of the lights, and the context of a clear, festive night clearly point to a release of Thai flying lanterns. The absence of other reports is common in such cases. Classified B — probably identified observation.