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UFO sightings in France
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CERGY (95) 26.11.2020
2020-11-26 · CERGY (95), Autre, France · CE1
A woman photographed vertical white-gray patches at sunset. GEIPAN identifies the contrail of Paris–Dakar flight AF718, a Boeing 777; classification A.
LEGE-CAP-FERRET (33) 26.11.2020
2020-11-26 · LEGE-CAP-FERRET (33), Aquitaine, France · CE2
A yellow-orange sphere crossed silently in 1–3 seconds; probable sky lantern or LED balloon, category B.
HONTANX (40) 25.11.2020
2020-11-25 · HONTANX (40), Aquitaine, France · CE1
A Hontanx witness filmed a bright horizontal trail around 08:00 on 25 November 2020. GEIPAN identifies an aircraft contrail, class A, with Boeing 747 flight ATG9926 a possible source.
MARSSAC-SUR-TARN (81) 25.11.2020
2020-11-25 · MARSSAC-SUR-TARN (81), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1
A driver reported a dark changing shape, absent from his images. Its description and a later comparison support a probable balloon explanation; classification B.
NANTES (44) 22.11.2020
2020-11-22 · NANTES (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1
About 10 orange-red lights moved at low altitude; probably sky lanterns, with an apparent sudden westward departure attributed to fading, class B.
SOURCIEUX-LES-MINES (69) 11.11.2020
2020-11-11 · SOURCIEUX-LES-MINES (69), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
On 11 November 2020, a witness at Sourcieux-les-Mines repeatedly saw a bright orange point towards the south. GEIPAN identifies Mars very probably, class A, while noting uncertain times and conflicting cloud descriptions.
CARLUX (24) 11.11.2020
2020-11-11 · CARLUX (24), Aquitaine, France · CE1
Two witnesses repeatedly observed and filmed apparent craft over several nights; GEIPAN identifies celestial bodies with apparent-motion effects (A).
RICHECOURT (55) 06.11.2020
2020-11-06 · RICHECOURT (55), Lorraine, France · CE1
A witness photographed a translucent white half-moon shape slowly moving and dissipating; identified as cirrus uncinus cloud (A).
SAUVAGES (LES) (69) 28.10.2020
2020-10-28 · SAUVAGES (LES) (69), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
A stationary white glow with a narrow apparent downward beam was probably a searchlight reflected on cloud, class B.
BONO (56) 22.10.2020
2020-10-22 · BONO (56), Bretagne, France · CE1
A yellow triangular light near the Joseph le Brix bridge was identified as the setting Moon, partly obscured by the landscape and foreground structures; class A.
CHARENTON-LE-PONT (94) 10.10.2020
2020-10-10 · CHARENTON-LE-PONT (94), Ile-de-France, France · CE1
A witness and spouse saw a circling swarm of orange lights that moved away and faded. Birds illuminated by urban lighting are favored, supported by a similar identified sighting the following week. Sky lanterns were also considered. Classified B.
SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (13) 28.08.2020
2020-08-28 · SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1
Two witnesses saw an erratically moving white patch on an overcast sky. Probably a skyrose/searchlight projection (B); the source was not located and the page conflicts between 2020 and 2023.
MALEMORT-SUR-CORREZE (19) 26.08.2020
2020-08-26 · MALEMORT-SUR-CORREZE (19), Limousin, France · CE1
Several people saw 9 star-like lights over 6 minutes. GEIPAN considers Starlink satellites probable, with an unresolved elevation mismatch; classification B.
PANZOULT (37) 12.08.2020
2020-08-12 · PANZOULT (37), Centre, France · CE1
A witness saw a light northeast, then southeast after going indoors. GEIPAN identifies Capella followed by Mars, with apparent autokinetic motion; classification A. Source years conflict.
LOUVIERS (27) 10.08.2020
2020-08-10 · LOUVIERS (27), Haute Normandie, France · CE1
A bright white light faded and reappeared elsewhere, but conflicting 9/10 August dates prevent testing a satellite-flash explanation; category C.
MAS-GRENIER (82) 08.08.2020
2020-08-08 · MAS-GRENIER (82), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1
Witnesses saw a silent jellyfish-like light undulate southward. A wedding balloon release was confirmed by the town hall; class A.
UZES (30) 08.08.2020
2020-08-08 · UZES (30), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1
A couple watched a silent matte-black ovoid moving slowly; probably a novelty balloon in weak local winds, class B.
DOLE (39) 05.08.2020
2020-08-05 · DOLE (39), Franche-Comté, France · CE1
A witness filmed five successive low-altitude luminous balls and later recognized their behaviour as sky lanterns. The investigation supports that explanation, class B.
BOREE (07) 05.08.2020
2020-08-05 · BOREE (07), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
Four hikers near Borée saw a rotating silvery object. Photos identified a letter- or numeral-shaped Mylar balloon drifting away; classified A.
SAINT-SATUR (18) 30.07.2020
2020-07-30 · SAINT-SATUR (18), Centre, France · CE1
A bright cigar-shaped object over Saint-Satur was an A320 flying from Roissy CDG to Monastir; classified A.
PERPIGNAN (66) 30.07.2020
2020-07-30 · PERPIGNAN (66), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1
A witness saw silent luminous circles moving southeast in a V formation at 04:38 on 30 July 2020. Nearby bird habitat, flight pattern and reflected urban lighting support migratory birds, probably white storks. Classified A.
SAINT-OUEN-LES-VIGNES (37) 29.07.2020
2020-07-29 · SAINT-OUEN-LES-VIGNES (37), Centre, France · CE1
Two witnesses filmed a dark object with white flashes and an upward red glow; identified as a hot-air balloon (A).
METZ (57) 20.07.2020
2020-07-20 · METZ (57), Lorraine, France · CE1
A V-shaped group of colored lights was lost, then a dazzling white light appeared: phase 1 remains unidentified (D); phase 2 was probably the ISS (B).
BERNAC-DEBAT (65) 19.07.2020
2020-07-19 · BERNAC-DEBAT (65), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1
Three people saw 3–4 bright flashes from an object invisible between flashes; identified as Telkom 3, category A.
SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES (45) 19.07.2020
2020-07-19 · SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES (45), Centre, France · CE1
Five people watching NEOWISE saw 2 flashes and a short-lived line; a documented fragmenting fireball explains the event (A).
MONTPELLIER (34) 18.07.2020
2020-07-18 · MONTPELLIER (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1
A stationary-looking white light later moved with luminous features behind it. Video and flight data identified Air France A320 flight AF7684 arriving at Montpellier; class A.
CHATTE (38) 14.07.2020
2020-07-14 · CHATTE (38), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
A white triangular shape crossed overhead. Flight tracking identifies a Vueling A320 from Copenhagen to Barcelona; classification A.
KANFEN (57) 12.07.2020
2020-07-12 · KANFEN (57), Lorraine, France · CE1
Two witnesses saw a fast white object without a contrail; identified as a Cessna 750 Citation X business aircraft, category A.
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LIVERSAY (17) 08.07.2020
2020-07-08 · SAINT-JEAN-DE-LIVERSAY (17), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1
A bright point was seen intermittently for 5 minutes across a 40-minute interval; identified as Venus, later obscured by cloud. Category A.
MAISONS-ALFORT (94) 05.07.2020
2020-07-05 · MAISONS-ALFORT (94), Ile-de-France, France · CE1
A witness photographed a black line near the Moon. GEIPAN identifies the moonlit contrail shadow of Palermo–London flight FR3919, classifying it A while calling the explanation very probable.
GRADIGNAN (33) 20.06.2020
2020-06-20 · GRADIGNAN (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1
A passenger photographed a luminous point through a windscreen and later found an unusual enlarged shape. GEIPAN concludes probable windborne object with image doubling, class B.
MIOS (33) 13.06.2020
2020-06-13 · MIOS (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1
2 witnesses saw a nearly stationary orange-toned light and photographed it. Despite discrepancies between accounts and images, GEIPAN identifies a sky lantern; category A.
SOLLIES-PONT (83) 11.06.2020
2020-06-11 · SOLLIES-PONT (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1
Two children at Solliès-Pont saw a dark object with flashing lights after hearing a loud pulsing noise on 11 June 2020. GEIPAN favours a military helicopter, class B; an adult heard the sound but did not see it.
AUNAY-LES-BOIS (61) 03.06.2020
2020-06-03 · AUNAY-LES-BOIS (61), Basse Normandie, France · CE1
Three witnesses saw two bluish lights pass silently on a straight, low horizontal path. Atmospheric entry, balloons and drones did not satisfactorily explain it; class D.
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE (78) 30.05.2020
2020-05-30 · SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE (78), Ile-de-France, France · CE1
Initially identified as a rocket stage, a filmed object over Saint-Germain-en-Laye was reassessed as Boeing 777 flight AZ209. Video speed, lights and flight data support the revised A aircraft classification.
CHARTEVES (02) 20.05.2020
2020-05-20 · CHARTEVES (02), Picardie, France · CE1
A witness reported 2 groups of 5 white lights and darting red points. Stars and autokinesis are probable, but do not explain his red-light report; category B.
SUNDHOFFEN (68) 19.05.2020
2020-05-19 · SUNDHOFFEN (68), Alsace, France · CE1
A witness and his brother at Sundhoffen reported gunfire, unusual clouds and a dark moving object in 2020. GEIPAN attributes the frightening episode to several misidentifications, chiefly a probable paramotor; class B.
OLONNE-SUR-MER (85) 17.05.2020
2020-05-17 · OLONNE-SUR-MER (85), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1
A triangular arrangement with 3 white lights at each corner passed north–south; probably 9 sky lanterns, class B.
SARTROUVILLE (78) 08.05.2020
2020-05-08 · SARTROUVILLE (78), Ile-de-France, France · CE1
A witness filmed two bright red-orange spheres for 16 seconds, then watched two dark masses follow different paths after the lights went out. Their appearance and wind-driven motion were identified as sky lanterns. Classified A.
SAINT-SAVIN (33) 04.05.2020
2020-05-04 · SAINT-SAVIN (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1
Stationary red lights appeared and slowly faded during a thunderstorm. GEIPAN and the consulted lightning laboratory identify globular ball lightning; classification A.