Avignon-Bollène 1993, large spinning light likely a laser device

Summary

In December 1993, a driver in Vaucluse watched a large light spinning on its own axis in the sky for about twenty minutes. Other witnesses gathered and saw it too. The light appeared and vanished unpredictably, accompanied by smaller lights, and made no noise. Only one witness filed a formal report. GEIPAN re-examined the case and attributed it most likely to a "Sky Rose" laser device, though the specific installation was never identified with certainty.

The description matches laser animations reflecting patterns off clouds or humid air — common today but rare in 1993. Another case from the same day at a different location confirmed that similar devices were being sold to French nightclubs at the time, supporting the terrestrial hypothesis.