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UFO sightings in France
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[AERO RAM] DE ROME (IT.RM) VERS CASABLANCA (MA.08) 16.08.2019
2019-08-16 · [AERO RAM] DE ROME (IT.RM) VERS CASABLANCA (MA.08), Autre, France · CE1
A pilot and controller saw differently coloured illumination from a fireball reported by 104 witnesses (A).
PORT-LA-NOUVELLE (11) 16.08.2019
2019-08-16 · PORT-LA-NOUVELLE (11), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1
Three flashes near Jupiter match the rotating Resurs 1-3 rocket stage; GEIPAN classified the case A.
LANDOUZY-LA-VILLE (02) 08.08.2019
2019-08-08 · LANDOUZY-LA-VILLE (02), Picardie, France · CE1
Three light phenomena were observed over more than 90 minutes; the third was very probably Arcturus, class A, while the first 2 lack usable data.
LOYETTES (01) 02.08.2019
2019-08-02 · LOYETTES (01), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
Three gray wing-like objects flew together then separated; birds were considered but not established, class C.
FORT-MARDYCK (59) 23.07.2019
2019-07-23 · FORT-MARDYCK (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1
A steady white light crossed most of the sky. GEIPAN considers the ISS passage at 22:08–22:18 probable, allowing for imprecise timing; classification B.
BILLY-MONTIGNY (62) 14.07.2019
2019-07-14 · BILLY-MONTIGNY (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1
A silent charcoal-gray object was photographed during a 25-second sighting; probable elongated helium balloon, category B.
CASTRES (81) 10.07.2019
2019-07-10 · CASTRES (81), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1
Flashes, a dark cockpit-like shape and loud noise were partly filmed over Castres. Confirmed military refueling training explains the sighting; classified A.
CARTELEGUE (33) 07.07.2019
2019-07-07 · CARTELEGUE (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1
Four steady orange lights crossed the sky near Cartelègue around 00:30 on 7 July 2019 and went out individually. GEIPAN identifies sky lanterns, class A; the witness rejected that explanation.
CHATEAUNEUF (73) 02.07.2019
2019-07-02 · CHATEAUNEUF (73), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
Repeated fast red lights near Châteauneuf were photographed at high zoom. Probably parachute flares; defocus explains the unusual images, but the launch source was not identified. Classified B.
ANGERS (49) 30.06.2019
2019-06-30 · ANGERS (49), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1
A minor reported a star-like light disappearing and reappearing. Conflicts between the reported date/time, Moon visibility and cloud cover prevent assessment; classification C.
MONTPELLIER (34) 29.06.2019
2019-06-29 · MONTPELLIER (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1
A changing, highly reflective object over Montpellier was probably a novelty Mylar balloon drifting north. Its release source and direct sunlight illumination were unconfirmed; classified B.
ROCHE-CHALAIS (LA) (24) 25.06.2019
2019-06-25 · ROCHE-CHALAIS (LA) (24), Aquitaine, France · CE1
Two witnesses saw a low fluorescent-green oval with unfamiliar humming. GEIPAN identifies a military Osprey associated with an exercise; class A.
LYON (69) 21.06.2019
2019-06-21 · LYON (69), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
White lights circling in clouds during Lyon’s Fête de la Musique were probably laser projections, class B.
LOYETTES (01) 18.06.2019
2019-06-18 · LOYETTES (01), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1
A bright light seen on two successive nights appeared to move in an L shape in photographs; identified as Jupiter, with the apparent jump caused by phone movement. Category A.
PIAN-MEDOC (LE) (33) 18.06.2019
2019-06-18 · PIAN-MEDOC (LE) (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1
Repeated erratically moving lights were filmed at Le Pian-Médoc during an active thunderstorm. The Lightning Research Laboratory identified globular ball lightning; classified A.
BERVILLE-SUR-MER (27) 16.06.2019
2019-06-16 · BERVILLE-SUR-MER (27), Haute Normandie, France · CE1
A witness filmed 3 silent orange-red lights passing at 5-minute intervals after midnight. GEIPAN considers sky lanterns very probable and classifies the case B.
CAMPSEGRET (24) 01.06.2019
2019-06-01 · CAMPSEGRET (24), Aquitaine, France · CE1
A driver saw about 30 silent white lights move north to west; GEIPAN considers a group of sky lanterns probable (B).
ARRONNES (03) 31.05.2019
2019-05-31 · ARRONNES (03), Auvergne, France · CE1
A witness saw a slowly moving white light on 2 evenings, with a friend observing the first; identified as the ISS entering Earth’s shadow (A).
ARON (53) 31.05.2019
2019-05-31 · ARON (53), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1
A walker photographed a bright moving point; GEIPAN identifies the ISS despite apparently reversed compass directions (A).
SAINT-MANDRIER-SUR-MER (83) 23.05.2019
2019-05-23 · SAINT-MANDRIER-SUR-MER (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1
A black ball seen from a boat became bright chrome and appeared to accelerate; very probably a novelty balloon, class B.
CLUX-VILLENEUVE (71) 18.05.2019
2019-05-18 · CLUX-VILLENEUVE (71), Bourgogne, France · CE1
Two motorists filmed a low object with lights and left in panic; identified as an airliner approaching Dole-Jura airport (A).
PARIS (75) 28.04.2019
2019-04-28 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, France · CE1
A witness filmed a light that seemed stationary, then accelerated. Radar and video identify an aircraft whose changing orientation explained the effect; category A.
ROMILLY-SUR-AIGRE (28) 24.04.2019
2019-04-24 · ROMILLY-SUR-AIGRE (28), Centre, France · CE1
Two people saw 2 steady white spheres side by side for 5 seconds; GEIPAN identifies very probable LED balloons (A).
VELLERON (84) 21.04.2019
2019-04-21 · VELLERON (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1
A passenger filmed numerous orange-red lights during a drive. Their disappearance coincided with a change in road direction; sky lanterns are very probable, category B.
[D217] DE GRESSWILLER (67) VERS MOLLKIRCH (67) 19.04.2019
2019-04-19 · [D217] DE GRESSWILLER (67) VERS MOLLKIRCH (67), Alsace, France · CE1
A driver briefly saw an apparently enormous, stationary aircraft near the treetops at an estimated 7 km; identified as an airliner, category A.
ECARDENVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE (27) 18.04.2019
2019-04-18 · ECARDENVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE (27), Haute Normandie, France · CE1
A silent, round object resembling a fireball under a gray dome crossed a garden in about 1 minute; identified as a sky lantern, category A.
CLEDEN-CAP-SIZUN (29) 08.04.2019
2019-04-08 · CLEDEN-CAP-SIZUN (29), Bretagne, France · CE1
A father and daughters at Cléden-Cap-Sizun saw three aligned lights on 8 April 2019. GEIPAN identifies Orion’s Belt, followed in later photographs by Île de Sein or boat lights; class A.
[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.
ARON (53) 28.03.2019
2019-03-28 · ARON (53), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1
A witness reported coloured geometric forms rising into cloud; contradictions with verified conditions and insufficient reliable information leave class C.
BAYONNE (64) 16.03.2019
2019-03-16 · BAYONNE (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1
A Bayonne witness saw seven milky-white points cross silently from south-west to north-east in 4–5 seconds on 16 March 2019. GEIPAN favours pale-plumaged birds flying in formation, class B.
SAINT-YRIEIX-LA-PERCHE (87) 12.03.2019
2019-03-12 · SAINT-YRIEIX-LA-PERCHE (87), Limousin, France · CE1
A bright white light was photographed 8 times during a 90-second passage; identified with certainty as the ISS, class A.
ROCHE-BLANCHE (LA) (63) 09.03.2019
2019-03-09 · ROCHE-BLANCHE (LA) (63), Auvergne, France · CE1
A motorist saw an orange halo rise in a tight, comma-shaped curve for 2–3 seconds; insufficient usable information, category C.
SEMUY (08) 24.02.2019
2019-02-24 · SEMUY (08), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1
A witness took 31 photographs and 5 videos of a stationary, colour-changing light over 36 minutes. Position and scintillation identify Sirius; category A.
CHAVANGES (10) 16.02.2019
2019-02-16 · CHAVANGES (10), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1
A bright low light was watched on 2 nights for nearly an hour each; identified as Sirius, class A.
TORPES (25), THEY-SOUS-MONTFORT (88) 15.02.2019
2019-02-15 · TORPES (25), THEY-SOUS-MONTFORT (88), Lorraine, France · CE1
Independent sightings at Torpes and They-sous-Montfort were identified as double-walled hot-air balloons in the Ballon Concept Challenge. Classified A; title and narrative differ on 15 versus 19 February.
BERTHEGON (86) 13.02.2019
2019-02-13 · BERTHEGON (86), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1
On February 13, 2019, at about 9 p.m., witnesses at home heard an intense droning noise and saw a dark inverted-V-shaped mass with lights pass low overhead. Each observation lasted less than a minute. It moved slowly along a straight path; the sound continued briefly after it was
FRANOIS (25) 06.02.2019
2019-02-06 · FRANOIS (25), Franche-Comté, France · CE1
A motorist saw a whitish cylindrical light illuminate a forest road and his vehicle at 06:30. GEIPAN favoured a fireball, but could not match it conclusively to a recorded event; class B.
BAROCHES (LES) (54) 03.02.2019
2019-02-03 · BAROCHES (LES) (54), Lorraine, France · CE1
A filmed gray mass moved rapidly near low clouds and plunged downward; very highly probably a flock of birds, class A.
ABYMES (LES) (971) 17.01.2019
2019-01-17 · ABYMES (LES) (971), Outre-Mer, France · CE1
Repeated long sightings of a changing-colored, flashing light in January 2019 and January 2020 were identified as Sirius, category A.
TELOCHE (72) 02.01.2019
2019-01-02 · TELOCHE (72), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1
A woman and her son watched and filmed a colour-changing, apparently mobile light for 35 minutes. GEIPAN identifies Sirius; category A.