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UFO sightings in France

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• MEJANNES-LE-CLAP (30) 14.08.2016

  2016-08-14 · MEJANNES-LE-CLAP (30), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A fast light reportedly zigzagged before a rock hid it; a meteor is considered probable but unconfirmed (B).

• COUDEKERQUE-BRANCHE (59) 13.08.2016

  2016-08-13 · COUDEKERQUE-BRANCHE (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1

  A father and his two sons saw a dim orange triangular shape cross the night sky at Coudekerque-Branche on 13 August 2016. GEIPAN considers a bird, possibly a gliding barn owl reflecting streetlights, probable; class B.

• SAINVILLE (28) 08.08.2016

  2016-08-08 · SAINVILLE (28), Centre, France · CE1

  A white light faded to faint red and vanished after about 10 seconds. GEIPAN favoured a sky lantern drifting on upper winds despite calm felt at the surface; class B.

• AMIENS (80) 06.08.2016

  2016-08-06 · AMIENS (80), Picardie, France · CE1

  A couple saw 4 silent lights converge, rise vertically and disappear within 2–3 seconds; category C for insufficient reliable information.

• BALMA (31) 03.08.2016

  2016-08-03 · BALMA (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Two yellow lights moving south were sky lanterns; their photographed luminous tendrils resulted from camera movement during a 1-second exposure. GEIPAN classifies A, photographic artifact.

• PENNES-MIRABEAU (LES) (13) 02.08.2016

  2016-08-02 · PENNES-MIRABEAU (LES) (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A witness saw five silent dark triangles with faint steady red corner lights in a V formation. Drone and bird explanations were explored but the light details remained unresolved. Limited information led to class C.

• ATHIS-MONS (91) 30.07.2016

  2016-07-30 · ATHIS-MONS (91), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A bright round light appeared stationary then departed rapidly; probably an aircraft’s landing lights viewed nearly head-on near Paris-Orly, class B.

• BRION (71) 09.07.2016

  2016-07-09 · BRION (71), Bourgogne, France · CE1

  A sudden intense white flash near Ursa Major lasted 1 second; identified as a sunlight reflection from ENVISAT, class A.

• CONQUET (LE) (29) 22.05.2016

  2016-05-22 · CONQUET (LE) (29), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A couple saw a pale light that appeared to move; photographs showed five distorted shapes. Image analysis identifies Mars and four Scorpius stars, with camera shake producing the unusual shapes. Classified A.

• OULLINS (69) 20.05.2016

  2016-05-20 · OULLINS (69), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  An Oullins witness filmed three orange lights and then a fourth on 20 May 2016. GEIPAN favours sky lanterns, class B, based on colour, flicker, movement and light winds.

• ORLEANS (45) 15.05.2016

  2016-05-15 · ORLEANS (45), Centre, France · CE1

  A dog walker saw 3 orange lights in a triangle flicker, rise and disappear. Their appearance and wind-related movement led GEIPAN to identify sky lanterns.

• BLAIN (44) 28.03.2016 T1

  2016-03-28 · BLAIN (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  During a storm at Blain on 28 March 2016, a family saw a slowly moving white ball, followed by coloured flashes. GEIPAN considers ball lightning probable for phase 1 (B), but finds insufficient reliable information for phase 2 (C).

• BLAIN (44) 28.03.2016 T2

  2016-03-28 · BLAIN (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  At Blain during a storm, a family saw a slowly moving white ball, followed by colored flashes and a shadow. Phase 1 was probably ball lightning (B); phase 2 lacked reliable information (C).

• GRASSE (06) 26.03.2016

  2016-03-26 · GRASSE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A witness saw four shiny spheres merge into formation and disappear behind buildings. A flight school confirmed helicopter activity; GEIPAN classifies A.

• [D820] de ROQUES (31) vers TOULOUSE (31) 21.02.2016

  2016-02-21 · [D820] de ROQUES (31) vers TOULOUSE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  A driver saw a saucer-like object apparently hover and accelerate away. A comparable departure path explains the appearance; GEIPAN concludes probable aircraft, B.

• CHEVIGNY-SAINT-SAUVEUR (21) 11.02.2016

  2016-02-11 · CHEVIGNY-SAINT-SAUVEUR (21), Bourgogne, France · CE1

  A couple saw a twinkling orange light. GEIPAN identifies a sky lantern and attributes a later video impression of a circling object to flame, focus and camera motion; classification A.

• AMPUIS (69) 29.12.2015

  2015-12-29 · AMPUIS (69), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Three elongated white lights were watched for about 12 minutes; identified from photographs as airliner contrails lit by sunset, class A.

• LOURDES (65) 25.12.2015

  2015-12-25 · LOURDES (65), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Two witnesses saw a silent red-orange light move east to west, then disappear northward after 1–2 minutes. A Christmas sky lantern carried by locally changing winds is the probable explanation. Classified B.

• MULHOUSE (68) 18.12.2015

  2015-12-18 · MULHOUSE (68), Alsace, France · CE1

  A 2017 report describes a fluorescent fuchsia light making abrupt stops and starts over Mulhouse in December 2015. Its motion and unusual lighting suggest a customized recreational drone. Classified B.

• BONNES (16) 13.12.2015

  2015-12-13 · BONNES (16), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  A couple observed a stationary multicoloured light; IPACO analysis of the witness’s footage identified strongly twinkling Sirius, class A.

• NIMES (30) 13.10.2015

  2015-10-13 · NIMES (30), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A 2019 report describes a filmed 2015 sighting after aircraft noise. Weather contradictions and points visible only on video leave insufficient reliable information; class C.

• LEUCATE (11) 24.08.2015

  2015-08-24 · LEUCATE (11), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  Eight green lights followed by a broad sweeping green beam were watched from Leucate for about 2 hours; probably laser projections on cloud bases (B).

• COLMAR (68) 21.08.2015

  2015-08-21 · COLMAR (68), Alsace, France · CE1

  A pale white light crossed the daytime sky and abruptly disappeared toward the Vosges; probably sunlight reflected from a military aircraft's canopy.

• AVOLSHEIM (67) 02.08.2015

  2015-08-02 · AVOLSHEIM (67), Alsace, France · CE1

  A witness watched 10–20 bright white balls for about 35 minutes during the early morning; probable LED-lit balloons, category B.

• LYON (69) 06.06.2015

  2015-06-06 · LYON (69), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  Two witnesses saw an orange mass containing a lighter geometric shape move away rapidly and silently; probable cloud, category B.

• TOULOUSE (31) 17.05.2015

  2015-05-17 · TOULOUSE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Up to 8 lights gradually formed a V at night; one separated before all disappeared, probably birds in formation, class B.

• ALBI (81) 12.05.2015

  2015-05-12 · ALBI (81), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  A reported 15-minute sighting was filmed. GEIPAN considers the footage a streetlamp through foliage and classifies the case as A: hoax.

• PERTUIS (84) 08.04.2015

  2015-04-08 · PERTUIS (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A bright, colored point was observed for 1 hour 30 minutes and filmed with an iPad mini; probable misidentification of Jupiter, category B.

• LOUDEAC (22) 10.03.2015

  2015-03-10 · LOUDEAC (22), Bretagne, France · CE1

  An 18-year-old scooter rider briefly saw a black oval with changing coloured lights and reported instantaneous disappearance. GEIPAN finds insufficient reliable information, class C.

• AIROUX (11) 08.03.2015

  2015-03-08 · AIROUX (11), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A couple reported a red oval shape with black rods moving on the ground and through the air. Later accounts differed substantially, leaving insufficient reliable information; class C.

• ARCS (LES) (83) 18.12.2014

  2014-12-18 · ARCS (LES) (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A multicolored light was seen for about an hour and on several evenings. GEIPAN considers a star probable, with Vega a candidate rather than a certain identification; classification B.

• AUCAMVILLE (31) 10.12.2014

  2014-12-10 · AUCAMVILLE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  A frightened witness reported green rays and an elongated oval in front of the Moon. GEIPAN favours Geminid meteors and a persistent meteor train; category B.

• CAP-D'AIL (06) 06.09.2014

  2014-09-06 · CAP-D'AIL (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  Two orange lights joined by others were probably sky lanterns moving towards the sea (B).

• CEYRESTE (13) 31.08.2014

  2014-08-31 · CEYRESTE (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A delayed account described an apparently oscillating light and flash. The witness later accepted a satellite explanation; the exact satellite remains unknown. Category A.

• [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.

• SAINT-MARTIN-DE-SEIGNANX (40) 09.08.2014

  2014-08-09 · SAINT-MARTIN-DE-SEIGNANX (40), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Three white lights in a V with a central red light passed silently overhead during stormy weather; ball lightning considered, but insufficient information, category C.

• SAINT-MANDE (94) 26.06.2014

  2014-06-26 · SAINT-MANDE (94), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A black point thought to be a parachutist was filmed over Saint-Mandé; parachutist and balloon explanations remain unconfirmed, category C.

• LYON (69) 15.05.2014

  2014-05-15 · LYON (69), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  An onboard helicopter camera filmed a strongly twinkling light, also seen for about 2.5 hours; identified as Antares, category A.

• [AERO RYR] (SEA) MANCHE (LA) (01.07) 13.05.2014

  2014-05-13 · [AERO RYR] (SEA) MANCHE (LA) (01.07), Autre, France · CE1

  A pilot reported 1 or 2 silver balls to the left over the Channel; a glory or atmospheric entry remains unconfirmed (C).

• 2014-05-04 — VOVES

  2014-05-04 · VOVES (28), France · CE1

  The historical GEIPAN entry is catalogued at Voves on May 4, 2014. It describes white or yellow lights crossing the sky for a few minutes on a weekend night.