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UFO sightings in France

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• COUTEVROULT (77) 20.07.2008

  2008-07-20 · COUTEVROULT (77), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A slow, silent object was photographed making a turn; identified as an airliner lining up for Roissy–Charles de Gaulle.

• CEILLAC (05) 29.06.2008

  2008-06-29 · CEILLAC (05), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A blurred trail and light noticed only in a photograph were probably a nearby insect lit by the flash (B).

• PERPIGNAN (66) 23.06.2008

  2008-06-23 · PERPIGNAN (66), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A black sphere with 4 gray tubes moved west over Perpignan. Probably an escaped animal-shaped festive or advertising balloon carried by the easterly wind; classified A.

• CHAPELLE-SUR-ERDRE (LA) (44) 30.05.2008

  2008-05-30 · CHAPELLE-SUR-ERDRE (LA) (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  On May 30, 2008, at 2 a.m., a witness saw a green light in the sky for a few seconds. A luminous ball appeared to fall before abruptly disappearing. No further information was collected. GEIPAN considered atmospheric entry of meteoritic material probable.

• CACHAN (94) 27.05.2008

  2008-05-27 · CACHAN (94), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  Repeated round blue lights in cloud were probably ground-based lighting projected upward, category B.

• RUAUDIN (72) 16.05.2008

  2008-05-16 · RUAUDIN (72), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  A luminous ball moved behind clouds; the brief account and unanswered follow-up requests leave many ordinary explanations possible, class C.

• BLOIS (41) 11.05.2008

  2008-05-11 · BLOIS (41), Centre, France · CE1

  Shapes discovered later in photographs were probably 2 nearby insects (B).

• PORNICHET (44) 23.04.2008

  2008-04-23 · PORNICHET (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  Unnoticed objects appeared in beach photographs. Later information identified a frisbee in photo 2; photo 1 probably shows a bird. Classification remains B.

• MAUZE-SUR-LE-MIGNON (79) 20.04.2008

  2008-04-20 · MAUZE-SUR-LE-MIGNON (79), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  A photograph probably shows sunlight reflections and windscreen droplets, but no original image or direct account is available (C).

• PERVENCHERES (61) 29.03.2008

  2008-03-29 · PERVENCHERES (61), Basse Normandie, France · CE1

  A silent bright yellow ball crossed rapidly on a non-straight path; probable atmospheric entry.

• ROQUE-SAINTE-MARGUERITE (LA) (12) 01.02.2008

  2008-02-01 · ROQUE-SAINTE-MARGUERITE (LA) (12), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  A white trail followed by dissipating smoke was probably an atmospheric entry.

• LAQUEUILLE (63) 24.01.2008

  2008-01-24 · LAQUEUILLE (63), Auvergne, France · CE1

  A white light made 2 circles with loud rumbling; a maneuvering military aircraft is probable (B).

• BIARRITZ (64) 09.12.2007

  2007-12-09 · BIARRITZ (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Spots in burst photographs were identified as nearby sea spray; distant birds may also be present.

• FOS-SUR-MER (13) 02.11.2007

  2007-11-02 · FOS-SUR-MER (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A brief silent red light moving rapidly across the sky was probably an atmospheric entry; source dates conflict.

• ORGELET (39) 01.11.2007

  2007-11-01 · ORGELET (39), Franche-Comté, France · CE1

  A fast white light crossed northeast to northwest in 2–3 seconds; atmospheric entry was identified, but its source remained uncertain.

• ORLEANS (45) 01.11.2007

  2007-11-01 · ORLEANS (45), Centre, France · CE1

  A car passenger photographed a dark rotating object near Orléans on 1 November 2007 before it disappeared into a cloud. GEIPAN favours a tethered balloon or helikite, class B.

• OUZOUER-SUR-LOIRE (45) --.11.2007

  2007-11-01 · OUZOUER-SUR-LOIRE (45), Centre, France · CE1

  A driver and passenger saw a yellow teardrop light fall towards the horizon in 1–2 seconds; probable fireball, with March/November dating inconsistent.

• LIBOURNE (33) 03.10.2007

  2007-10-03 · LIBOURNE (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Large black lawn rings were identified by laboratory analysis as Badhamia myxomycetes.

• MOUSSY (51) 26.09.2007

  2007-09-26 · MOUSSY (51), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1

  An intensely bright object watched for hours and again the next day was identified as Venus.

• CHARNY-SUR-MEUSE (55) 15.08.2007

  2007-08-15 · CHARNY-SUR-MEUSE (55), Lorraine, France · CE1

  A dark object with an orange halo and trails crossed the sky in six seconds; probably an atmospheric entry.

• MONTLOUIS-SUR-LOIRE (37) 13.08.2007

  2007-08-13 · MONTLOUIS-SUR-LOIRE (37), Centre, France · CE1

  A white ball approached from the west, turned gradually toward the Pole Star and diminished; identified as the ISS.

• SAVIGNE-SUR-LATHAN (37) 29.07.2007

  2007-07-29 · SAVIGNE-SUR-LATHAN (37), Centre, France · CE1

  A mottled dark sphere with a forward protrusion passed silently for about 30 seconds; probably a balloon, but the late report prevents verification.

• SETE (34) 27.07.2007

  2007-07-27 · SETE (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A light seemed to reverse its direction after a viewing interruption. GEIPAN identifies successive ISS and NOAA 14 sightings, despite the summary's simultaneous wording.

• HADOL (88) 25.07.2007

  2007-07-25 · HADOL (88), Lorraine, France · CE1

  A dark oval seen only in video was attributed to an out-of-focus insect or dust particle (A); the original footage was not supplied.

• BOURGES (18) 12.07.2007

  2007-07-12 · BOURGES (18), Centre, France · CE1

  During the night of July 12–13, 2007, two witnesses saw a triangular aerial phenomenon above Bourges for about one minute. They declined to make formal statements, leaving insufficient information for an investigation.

• MONEIN (64) 12.06.2007

  2007-06-12 · MONEIN (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Loud noise preceded a brief sighting of a low grey triangle. Transall flights that night provide a probable explanation.

• NICE (06) 09.06.2007

  2007-06-09 · NICE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A very bright light filmed at night was identified as Jupiter.

• COURSEGOULES (06) 12.05.2007

  2007-05-12 · COURSEGOULES (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  On May 12, 2007, two people taking photographs at Col de Vence found spots in their images without having observed corresponding phenomena visually. GEIPAN considers this photographic material unsuitable for a reliable analysis.

• THIONVILLE (57) 2007

  2007-04-21 · THIONVILLE (57) 2007, Lorraine, France · CE1

  Friends saw a triangle of dim orange lights move rapidly and silently west to east for less than 10 seconds; insufficient data.

• MISSON (40) 09.01.2007

  2007-01-09 · MISSON (40), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  On January 9, 2007, a witness observed three objects passing by and producing smoke. Too little information is available for a reliable analysis.

• BIARRITZ (64) --.--.2007

  2007-01-01 · BIARRITZ (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Two people briefly saw a large haloed metallic shape in fog in spring 2007; the later report is too imprecise to investigate.

• MORTAGNE-SUR-SEVRE (85) 31.10.2006

  2006-10-31 · MORTAGNE-SUR-SEVRE (85), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  An apparently moving white light was identified as viaduct lighting distorted by poor weather.

• BELMONT (67) 10.09.2006

  2006-09-10 · BELMONT (67), Alsace, France · CE1

  An unusual photographic image was probably a plant seed close to the lens.

• SAINT-JEAN-DE-MONTS (85) 12.08.2006

  2006-08-12 · SAINT-JEAN-DE-MONTS (85), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  Two faint lights over the ocean brightened intensely and vanished; the later account lacks a certain August 2006 date.

• LILLEBONNE (76) 05.11.2005

  2005-11-05 · LILLEBONNE (76), Haute Normandie, France · CE1

  Two bright white points faded from the eastern sky; contradictory movement and duration prevent identification, category C.

• LUZARCHES (95) 13.10.2005

  2005-10-13 · LUZARCHES (95), Autre, France · CE1

  On October 13, 2005, a witness observed a strong light accompanied by a low rumbling sound. No further information is available. GEIPAN considers a misidentified motor-powered device probable, but no verification was possible.

• BLAGNAC (31) 29.09.2005

  2005-09-29 · BLAGNAC (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  An airport gendarme saw a boomerang-shaped object depart rapidly. A high-performance drone is possible but cannot be verified retrospectively; classification C.

• VALBONNE (06) 20.08.2005

  2005-08-20 · VALBONNE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  Five people watched bright lights near Valbonne for about 20 minutes; probably aircraft approaching Nice airport, category B.

• [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.

• AVIGNON (84) 28.06.2005

  2005-06-28 · AVIGNON (84), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A dark, silent boomerang-like shape passed overhead briefly; insufficient information to substantiate an explanation.