Free searchable UFO archive

CE1 UFO sightings

Explore reported close-range UFO sightings in the Watchers UFO Archive.

33,850 public records · Page 26 of 847

• [A63] de BORDEAUX (33) VERS BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013

  2013-10-07 · [A63] de BORDEAUX (33) VERS BAYONNE (64), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  A white point seemed to reverse direction; GEIPAN proposes 2 crossing aircraft illuminated by sunset (B).

• [A64] de TOULOUSE (31) vers TARBES (65) 09.06.2013

  2013-06-09 · [A64] de TOULOUSE (31) vers TARBES (65), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  A driver saw silent moving lights on clouds; another witness reported them later that month. A nightclub searchlight display is very probable, though its source was not investigated; category B.

• [A750] DE AUMELAS (34) VERS GIGNAC (34) 04.12.2021

  2021-12-04 · [A750] DE AUMELAS (34) VERS GIGNAC (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A driver saw many yellow lights forming a stick-like shape for 10–15 seconds before apparently simultaneous extinction. GEIPAN concludes very probable sky lanterns, class B.

• [A7] DE AVIGNON (84) VERS BOLLENE (84) 11.12.1993

  1993-12-11 · [A7] DE AVIGNON (84) VERS BOLLENE (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A motorist, her 2 passengers and another driver saw a large spinning light and smaller lights near the A7 between Avignon and Bollène. Probably a laser/Sky Rose display; classified B.

• [A7] de LYON (69) vers AVIGNON (84) --.--.1980

  1980-01-01 · [A7] de LYON (69) vers AVIGNON (84), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE1

  A late family account described a light splitting into 3 parts; unanswered follow-up left insufficient information.

• [A7] de PUGET-SUR-ARGENS (83) vers CANNES (06) 19.02.2015

  2015-02-19 · [A7] de PUGET-SUR-ARGENS (83) vers CANNES (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A driver briefly saw a stationary white X-shaped object vanish; insufficient information to choose among aircraft, cloud or reflection explanations, class C.

• [A86] DE SCEAUX (92) VERS PARIS (75) 01.11.2021

  2021-11-01 · [A86] DE SCEAUX (92) VERS PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  An A86 driver briefly saw 2 bright white oval lights before entering a tunnel; probably 2 military aircraft approaching her direction (B).

• [A87] de HERBIERS (LES) (85) vers CHOLET (49) 27.11.2015

  2015-11-27 · [A87] de HERBIERS (LES) (85) vers CHOLET (49), Pays de la Loire, FR · CE1

  A driver saw rapidly rotating whitish lights in clouds and fine rain. GEIPAN considers a projected light display probable, although the source was not located; classification B.

• [A89] de CLERMONT-FERRAND (63) vers BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE (19) 01.01.2008

  2008-01-01 · [A89] de CLERMONT-FERRAND (63) vers BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE (19), Auvergne, FR · CE1

  An orange light noticed a month after photographing the Puy de Dôme was identified as a reflection of an interior car light.

• [A8] DE CANNET (LE) (06) VERS NICE (06) 24.07.2024

  2024-07-24 · [A8] DE CANNET (LE) (06) VERS NICE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A passenger briefly saw an elongated red-orange form apparently descend behind rock; probably an isolated cloud lit by the rising Sun, class B.

• [A9] DE NIMES (30) VERS MONTPELLIER (34) 05.01.1984 T1

  1984-01-05 · [A9] DE NIMES (30) VERS MONTPELLIER (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  A light seemed to follow a vehicle for about 20 km; conflicting accounts leave UAP 1 in class C. A second light seen only by T2 was Aldebaran, class A.

• [A9] de NIMES (30) vers MONTPELLIER (34) 05.01.1984 T2

  1984-01-05 · [A9] de NIMES (30) vers MONTPELLIER (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  The second of 2 UAPs reported from a vehicle on the A9 was identified as Aldebaran (A). The first, seen by both occupants, lacked reliable information (C).

• [AERO ---] GRUISSAN (11) 23.04.1998

  1998-04-23 · [AERO ---] GRUISSAN (11), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE1

  On April 23, 1998, at 3:38 a.m., the pilot of a Boeing 727 flying toward Barcelona saw distant blue and green lights moving very rapidly. They disappeared in what was described as an explosion. GEIPAN considered reentry of space debris probable; the summary does not specify a tim

• [AERO 2xRYR, RAM, EIN] BORDEAUX (33) 14.04.2010

  2010-04-14 · [AERO 2xRYR, RAM, EIN] BORDEAUX (33), Aquitaine, FR · CE1

  Five flight crews reported a color-changing light; very probably Venus, with visibility and radar uncertainties for 3 flights, class B.

• [AERO AF422] DE PARIS (75) VERS BOGOTA (COG.) 09.12.2020

  2020-12-09 · [AERO AF422] DE PARIS (75) VERS BOGOTA (COG.), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  Two flight-crew members saw three brief appearances of a rapidly moving white light over 15–20 seconds; insufficient reliable information, category C.

• [AERO AFR995] 28.09.2007

  2007-09-28 · [AERO AFR995], Autre, FR · CE1

  On September 28, 2007, at 3:50 a.m., a regional flight crew observed a moving point of light travelling in the opposite direction to their aircraft. Its brightness gradually diminished. The source judged it too low to be a satellite and considered a meteor the probable explanatio

• [AERO AFR] CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (74) 07.12.1978

  1978-12-07 · [AERO AFR] CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (74), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A passenger’s bright elongated object probably matched a sunlit aircraft independently recalled by the pilot.

• [AERO AFR] de ABIDJAN (CI.AB) vers PARIS (95) 08.04.2023

  2023-04-08 · [AERO AFR] de ABIDJAN (CI.AB) vers PARIS (95), Autre, France · CE1

  A pilot and crew saw varying lights during an Abidjan–Paris flight. GEIPAN identifies one as Vega and the others as operational Starlink flares; class A.

• [AERO AFR] DE KINSHASA (CD.KN) VERS PARIS (75) 10.04.2023

  2023-04-10 · [AERO AFR] DE KINSHASA (CD.KN) VERS PARIS (75), Autre, France · CE1

  A pilot flying Kinshasa–Paris saw intermittent moving lights over the Mediterranean on 9–10 April 2023. A later sighting under GEIPAN-predicted conditions confirmed operational-orbit Starlink flares; class A.

• [AERO AFR] DE ORLY (94) VERS GRENOBLE (38) 08.10.2000

  2000-10-08 · [AERO AFR] DE ORLY (94) VERS GRENOBLE (38), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  An Orly–Grenoble crew saw a dark rounded object pass close above the cockpit for about a tenth of a second on 8 October 2000. GEIPAN favours a bird, class B.

• [AERO AFR] JAZENEUIL (86) 14.07.2007

  2007-07-14 · [AERO AFR] JAZENEUIL (86), Poitou-Charentes, FR · CE1

  An Air France TCAS target had no visual or ground-radar counterpart; investigations favoured false returns from a probable onboard system malfunction.

• [AERO AFR] LAT 11.60, LON 144.70 (US.GU) 27.06.2010

  2010-06-27 · [AERO AFR] LAT 11.60, LON 144.70 (US.GU), Autre, FR · CE1

  Aircrews saw a bright point crossing the sky during a Nouméa–Seoul flight; identified as the ISS, class A.

• [AERO AFR] PARIS (75) 13.08.2009

  2009-08-13 · [AERO AFR] PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, FR · CE1

  Two dark-point sightings after take-off may have involved a balloon, but poor video quality prevented verification.

• [AERO AFR] RAMBOUILLET (78) 07.01.2000

  2000-01-07 · [AERO AFR] RAMBOUILLET (78), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  An A320 pilot saw a blue and a white balloon with an apparent radar-reflector load; their origin remained unknown.

• [AERO AFR] ROISSY-EN-FRANCE (95) 07.07.2005

  2005-07-07 · [AERO AFR] ROISSY-EN-FRANCE (95), Autre, France · CE1

  An airliner captain passed near a gray metallic-looking hourglass object; no explanation established, category C.

• [AERO AOM] de CAYENNE (973) vers ORLY (94) 26.08.1998

  1998-08-26 · [AERO AOM] de CAYENNE (973) vers ORLY (94), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  A DC10 crew saw 6 bright points and a long trail over the Atlantic for about 10 seconds; probably a fragmented grazing fireball (B).

• [AERO ARA] BLANGY-LE-CHATEAU (14) 07.01.2013

  2013-01-07 · [AERO ARA] BLANGY-LE-CHATEAU (14), Basse Normandie, FR · CE1

  An A340 pilot reported a light matching other accounts of probable space-debris re-entry. Iridium 33 is a possible source; category B.

• [AERO CTL] COGNAC (16) 17.12.1957

  1957-12-17 · [AERO CTL] COGNAC (16), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  Military personnel at Cognac recorded two brief radar echoes; GEIPAN retained insufficient-information status without a visual observation.

• [AERO CTL] LAMENTIN (971) 11.02.2012

  2012-02-11 · [AERO CTL] LAMENTIN (971), Outre-Mer, FR · CE1

  Controllers, gendarmes and airline pilots saw a fast green light cross the Caribbean sky; GEIPAN favours a meteoroid fireball, class B.

• [AERO CTL] ROCHELLE (LA) (25) --.10.1989

  1989-10-01 · [AERO CTL] ROCHELLE (LA) (25), Franche-Comté, FR · CE1

  An air traffic report relayed a witness’s repeated sighting of 2 stationary red and green lights above an airfield.

• [AERO CTR] BIARRITZ (64) 16.01.2001

  2001-01-16 · [AERO CTR] BIARRITZ (64), Aquitaine, fr · CE1

  Controllers in Biarritz and San Sebastian simultaneously saw a stationary light; identified as unusually scintillating Capella, reclassified A.

• [AERO CTRL] UZEIN (64) 13.12.2022

  2022-12-13 · [AERO CTRL] UZEIN (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Two dark rounded forms with lights passed the Pau-Pyrénées control tower in succession; identified as sky lanterns, class A.

• [AERO EZY] de GATWICK (GB.WSX) vers NICE (06) 21.05.2011

  2011-05-21 · [AERO EZY] de GATWICK (GB.WSX) vers NICE (06), Autre, France · CE1

  An air passenger photographed a blurred white sphere and dark streak; explained as an atmospheric optical effect and contrail shadow.

• [AERO EZY] DE PARIS (75) VERS LISBONNE (PT.11) 21.08.2014

  2014-08-21 · [AERO EZY] DE PARIS (75) VERS LISBONNE (PT.11), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A passenger flying Paris–Lisbon photographed an apparent black box with drooping trails on 21 August 2014. GEIPAN identifies another airliner’s contrail, class A, despite a 52-second reconstruction offset.

• [AERO EZY] DROME (26) 29.03.2019

  2019-03-29 · [AERO EZY] DROME (26), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  An EasyJet crew reported unusual lights, a TCAS target and wake turbulence, but air traffic control found no matching radar track. No direct pilot statement was available; classified C.

• [AERO EZY] ETREPAGNY (27) 04.01.2015

  2015-01-04 · [AERO EZY] ETREPAGNY (27), Midi-Pyrénées, FR · CE1

  Ground lights apparently following an aircraft near Paris were very probably Moon reflections on water and flooded land (B).

• [AERO HOP,KLM,LGL,BEL] NANCY (54) 13.10.2013

  2013-10-13 · [AERO HOP,KLM,LGL,BEL] NANCY (54), Lorraine, FR · CE1

  Four pilots, ground witnesses and a BOAM camera observed a rapid blue-green fireball; meteoroid atmospheric entry, class A.

• [AERO LOC] BAR-SUR-LOUP (LE) (06) 26.10.2014

  2014-10-26 · [AERO LOC] BAR-SUR-LOUP (LE) (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, FR · CE1

  A Cessna pilot and passenger briefly saw a dark shape near the windscreen after takeoff. A large hunting or migrating bird is probable; category B.

• [AERO LOC] MARCK (62) 09.12.2002

  2002-12-09 · [AERO LOC] MARCK (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR · CE1

  An instructor and 2 students briefly saw a circular light from their aircraft; probably sunlight reflected from a passing airliner, class B.

• [AERO LOC] NORGES-LA-VILLE (21) 16.05.1993

  1993-05-16 · [AERO LOC] NORGES-LA-VILLE (21), Bourgogne, FR · CE1

  A microlight pilot and passenger saw a bluish-reflecting sphere approach and cross their path rapidly. GEIPAN attributes the apparent speed to relative motion and concludes probable Mylar balloon, B.