near Manosque, France — 20 March 1812
Four entities inside lights
On the road from Villeneuve to Manosque, seven travelers in the coach to Digne were scared when they observed a luminous ball that hovered over the path close to the coach. The object split into four lights. Four human figures were seen, enclosed inside the objects, which looked like lanterns. Terrified, the travelers chose to stop at the inn of Quatre Tours rather than going all the way to Manosque.
Source: Louis-Joseph-Marie Robert, Notice historique surle tremblement de terre du village de Beaumont, departement de Vaucluse, et examen des causes qui ont pu determiner dans un pays non volcanique, 128 secousses successives dans 75 jours…, (Aix: Augustin Pontier, 1812), 10. Case: W341