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UFO sightings in France

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• VERNOIL-LE-FOURRIER (49) 07.04.2026

  2026-04-07 · VERNOIL-LE-FOURRIER (49), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  A faint white segment crossing from Hercules to Leo was identified as flares from recently launched Qianfan SpaceSail satellites, with corroborating reports and orbital data; class A.

• BURGNAC (87) 07.04.2026

  2026-04-07 · BURGNAC (87), Limousin, France · CE1

  A white segmented cigar-like form moved south; identified as flares from recently launched Qianfan SpaceSail satellites, class A.

• VITROLLES (13) 01.04.2026

  2026-04-01 · VITROLLES (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  Repeated observations of a bright light descending toward the horizon and turning orange; identified as Venus setting, class A.

• [AERO] de OURAISK - UARR (KZ.09) vers MAAFARU - VRDA (MV.04) 26.03.2026

  2026-03-26 · [AERO] de OURAISK - UARR (KZ.09) vers MAAFARU - VRDA (MV.04), Autre, France · CE1

  Lights seen intermittently from a Gulfstream between the Afghanistan–Pakistan border and India were Starlink satellite flares (A).

• BOUGARBER (64) 16.03.2026

  2026-03-16 · BOUGARBER (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  About 10 flashes over roughly 4 minutes match intermittent sunlight reflections from the METEOSAT-7 AKM rocket body, N25353 (A).

• [AERO] DE SAINT-DIZIER (52) VERS NANCY (54) 03.03.2026

  2026-03-03 · [AERO] DE SAINT-DIZIER (52) VERS NANCY (54), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1

  Four military-aircrew witnesses saw recurring bright lights for about 30 minutes; identified as Starlink® flares, category A.

• PAPEETE (987) 12.01.2026

  2026-01-12 · PAPEETE (987), Outre-Mer, France · CE1

  Repeated night lights near the horizon were identified as Starlink flares, although the reported 20:00 time does not meet the source’s stated viewing conditions.

• COLMAR (68) 05.01.2026

  2026-01-05 · COLMAR (68), Alsace, France · CE1

  A filmed white light seemed to jerk and leave trails. Analysis attributes these effects to camera shake and identifies a very probable sky lantern; class A.

• MAULDE (59) 05.01.2026

  2026-01-05 · MAULDE (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1

  Thirteen orange lights filmed over 33 minutes at Maulde were identified as successively released sky lanterns carried by winds at different altitudes (A).

• RUMILLY (74) 01.01.2026

  2026-01-01 · RUMILLY (74), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  Two people saw three bright yellow-red lights rise silently on New Year's evening. Three videos show lantern-like shapes, flickering flames and an extinction. Classified A: sky lanterns.

• [R] DE BRIIS-SOUS-FORGES (91) VERS LIMOURS (91) 01.01.2026

  2026-01-01 · [R] DE BRIIS-SOUS-FORGES (91) VERS LIMOURS (91), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A driver briefly saw a low orange sphere apparently accompanying the car and descending out of sight. Its direction and appearance match the setting Moon partly obscured by cloud. Classified A.

• SAMOREAU (77) 19.12.2025

  2025-12-19 · SAMOREAU (77), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A witness watched 3 aligned yellow lights drift slowly for 5 minutes; identified as windborne sky lanterns, category A.

• [AERO] de LOS ANGELES (US.90045) vers ROISSY-EN-FRANCE (95) 16.12.2025

  2025-12-16 · [AERO] de LOS ANGELES (US.90045) vers ROISSY-EN-FRANCE (95), Autre, France · CE1

  A cockpit sighting of a moving light, apparent explosion and expanding colored halo was identified as Centaur engine cutoff and venting, class A.

• HYERES (83) 10.12.2025

  2025-12-10 · HYERES (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A witness saw three or four rapidly moving lights with coloured trails for about 5 seconds. Matching reports support a fragmented fireball; class A.

• HURIEL (03) 10.12.2025

  2025-12-10 · HURIEL (03), Auvergne, France · CE1

  A witness saw intense white and red lights move slowly and silently. Military exercise activity supports a probable aircraft, likely an A330 MRTT tanker; class B.

• SAN-GAVINO-DI-TENDA (20) 10.12.2025

  2025-12-10 · SAN-GAVINO-DI-TENDA (20), Corse, France · CE1

  An intensely bright, color-changing point observed for 30 minutes at San-Gavino-di-Tenda was identified as Sirius (A).

• [AERO] de AMSTERDAM (NL.1118) vers NANTES (44) 18.11.2025

  2025-11-18 · [AERO] de AMSTERDAM (NL.1118) vers NANTES (44), Autre, France · CE1

  During an Amsterdam–Nantes flight, up to 9–10 moving lights varied in brightness. GEIPAN identifies sunlight flares from operational Starlink satellites; category A.

• [AERO] DE AMSTERDAM (NL.1118) VERS NANTES (44) 17.11.2025

  2025-11-17 · [AERO] DE AMSTERDAM (NL.1118) VERS NANTES (44), Autre, France · CE1

  Airline passengers saw repeated fluctuating lights on 2 flights; identified as sunlight flares from operational Starlink satellites, class A.

• SAINT-SEVERIN (16) 10.11.2025

  2025-11-10 · SAINT-SEVERIN (16), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  Two unusually bright stationary lights faded after 3 minutes; aircraft remain possible, but data are insufficient for identification, class C.

• GRANDE-MOTTE (LA) (34) 03.11.2025

  2025-11-03 · GRANDE-MOTTE (LA) (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  Seven white elongated forms faded after sunset; identified as distant airliner contrails, class A.

• ELLECOURT (76) 02.11.2025

  2025-11-02 · ELLECOURT (76), Haute Normandie, France · CE1

  Two witnesses saw about 10 silent lights move across Ellecourt for 5–10 minutes. Drones are plausible, but objective data are insufficient for identification (C).

• BRIENNE-SUR-AISNE (08) 31.10.2025

  2025-10-31 · BRIENNE-SUR-AISNE (08), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1

  A witness saw a bright, sparking sphere with a trail for 3–5 seconds. Matching automated camera detections support a fireball; class A.

• [D764] de SIZUN (29) vers LANDERNEAU (29) 29.10.2025

  2025-10-29 · [D764] de SIZUN (29) vers LANDERNEAU (29), Bretagne, France · CE1

  At 19:28 on 29 October 2025, a motorist near Sizun saw a bright point, halo and beams moving across the sky and fading over about two minutes. GEIPAN identifies a Falcon 9 stage fuel dump, class A.

• ARGOL (29) 29.10.2025

  2025-10-29 · ARGOL (29), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A bright point and apparent dark rectangle over Argol match venting from a Falcon 9 stage after the October 29, 2025 Starlink 10-37 launch (A).

• BISCHWILLER (67) 12.10.2025

  2025-10-12 · BISCHWILLER (67), Alsace, France · CE1

  Two cyclists saw a silent dark object moving slowly at dusk. Video analysis reveals rounded shapes and a path consistent with the wind, suggesting party balloons. No source of the release was found. Classified B.

• COLOMIERS (31) 09.10.2025

  2025-10-09 · COLOMIERS (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Three lights crossed the sky in a stable triangle, one briefly flaring. GEIPAN identifies the Chinese Yaogan-40 02 satellite triplet; class A.

• TAMPON (LE) (974) 04.10.2025

  2025-10-04 · TAMPON (LE) (974), Outre-Mer, France · CE1

  During an ascent of Piton de la Fournaise on 4 October 2025, witnesses photographed a bright trailing object for 2–3 minutes. GEIPAN favours re-entry of Starlink 2437, class B, despite a reconstructed-path discrepancy.

• SAINT-PAUL (974) 03.10.2025

  2025-10-03 · SAINT-PAUL (974), Outre-Mer, France · CE1

  A bright white light moved slowly before disappearing behind cloud; identified as Starlink-3084 in orbital decay, class A.

• MARLENHEIM (67) 17.09.2025

  2025-09-17 · MARLENHEIM (67), Alsace, France · CE1

  A witness saw a large jet accompanied by smaller circular-looking objects twice. Radar identifies a military tanker and fighters refuelling in flight; class A.

• BETTON (35) 15.09.2025

  2025-09-15 · BETTON (35), Bretagne, France · CE1

  Two alternating white lights followed a turning path; identified as a military TBM-700 flying a holding pattern, class A.

• ROQUEBRUNE-SUR-ARGENS (83) 14.09.2025

  2025-09-14 · ROQUEBRUNE-SUR-ARGENS (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  Three witnesses saw bright points appearing and disappearing low in the sky; identified as landing lights of 2 aircraft approaching Nice, class A.

• CACHAN (94) 12.09.2025

  2025-09-12 · CACHAN (94), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A brief row of aircraft-window-like lights was seen through glass; missing data and contradictory duration prevent identification, class C.

• SAINT-FRANCOIS (971) 06.09.2025

  2025-09-06 · SAINT-FRANCOIS (971), Outre-Mer, France · CE1

  A light filmed above Venus at 05:17 local time was identified as the ISS, class A.

• VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025

  2025-09-06 · VINNEUF (89), Bourgogne, France · CE1

  A witness photographed a sunrise-like glow near the southwestern horizon. GEIPAN identifies light from the setting Moon, itself hidden by buildings and vegetation; category A.

• DOMMARTIN-LES-TOUL (54) 04.09.2025

  2025-09-04 · DOMMARTIN-LES-TOUL (54), Lorraine, France · CE1

  Reported red and white orbs were matched using photographs and sky reconstructions to Jupiter, Betelgeuse and Venus; category A.

• VOUGEOT (21) 03.09.2025

  2025-09-03 · VOUGEOT (21), Bourgogne, France · CE1

  Two witnesses saw a white oval light repeat curved motions over cloud near Clos de Vougeot. Videos, cloud cover and behavior fit a skytracker, though no operating event was found. Classified B.

• SAINT-PRIEST-TAURION (87) 03.09.2025

  2025-09-03 · SAINT-PRIEST-TAURION (87), Limousin, France · CE1

  A white object vanished into cloud and returned on an apparently reverse course; identified as a light aircraft changing direction, category A.

• BELLE-ISLE-EN-TERRE (22) 01.09.2025

  2025-09-01 · BELLE-ISLE-EN-TERRE (22), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A white light brightening and fading east of Belle-Isle-en-Terre was probably a satellite flare; 2 Starlink candidates fit (B).

• METZ (57) 30.08.2025

  2025-08-30 · METZ (57), Lorraine, France · CE1

  A Metz family saw more than 15 lights moving west–east, then about 7 moving south roughly 30 minutes later. Probably Starlink groups transferring toward operational orbits; classified B.

• NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE (93) 26.08.2025

  2025-08-26 · NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE (93), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  Nearly 2 hours of moving halos and colored cloud illumination seen from Neuilly-sur-Marne were attributed to Disneyland Paris’s “Disney Tales of Magic” show. Classified A: skytracer lighting on clouds.