Three silent orange circles near Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

Summary

On December 21, 2008, a driver and passenger spotted three yellow-orange circles of light moving silently in the wind's direction near Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. Intrigued, they stopped to watch for several minutes. The shape, colour, and motion matched the characteristics of Thai sky lanterns. Although the witness was not convinced by this explanation—and seeing such a phenomenon on a Sunday at 19:46 was unusual—investigators considered it might have been a trial run before a larger launch during the year-end festivities. GEIPAN classified the case as B: probably explained.