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UFO sightings in France

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• GUEUX (51) 25.08.2025

  2025-08-25 · GUEUX (51), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1

  3 witnesses saw and photographed a slowly moving white trail. GEIPAN identifies sunlight illuminating gas from a Long March 8 orbital manoeuvre; category A.

• COURONNE (LA) (16) 21.08.2025

  2025-08-21 · COURONNE (LA) (16), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  A bright white sphere with a double trail crossed La Couronne's sky for a few seconds; probably a fragmenting fireball (B).

• NOUMEA (988) 07.08.2025

  2025-08-07 · NOUMEA (988), Outre-Mer, France · CE1

  Airport personnel and an aircraft crew saw a dark upright oblong object rise silently into cloud. GEIPAN concludes probable balloon, class B.

• CHATEAU-RENAULT (37) 04.08.2025

  2025-08-04 · CHATEAU-RENAULT (37), Centre, France · CE1

  An orange sphere moved silently for about 40 seconds over Château-Renault; very probably a sky lantern (A).

• SATELLITES — NATIONAL (FR) 31.07.2025

  2025-07-31 · SATELLITES — NATIONAL (FR), Autre, France · CE1

  Witnesses in different municipalities saw a luminous rectangular object on 31 July 2025; identified as a newly launched Starlink® satellite train, category A.

• JOUE-LES-TOURS (37) 31.07.2025

  2025-07-31 · JOUE-LES-TOURS (37), Centre, France · CE1

  A blue light appeared to turn sharply before vanishing; probably a fireball with an afterimage illusion, class B.

• HAIE-FOUASSIERE (LA) (44) 17.07.2025

  2025-07-17 · HAIE-FOUASSIERE (LA) (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  Many white lights crossed the night sky southwest–east with apparent erratic motion and flashes; probably satellite reflections, class B.

• COULON (79) 03.07.2025

  2025-07-03 · COULON (79), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  A Coulon witness saw 7–8 green lights rotate and regroup into a droplet shape. Probably skytracer projections on clouds; no source was confirmed. Classified B.

• PARIS (75) 22.06.2025

  2025-06-22 · PARIS (75), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A changing black shape moved slowly east over Paris; identified as 1 or more windborne balloons, class A.

• ACHERES (78) 22.06.2025

  2025-06-22 · ACHERES (78), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  Two people saw a silent intense orange glow moving almost overhead; GEIPAN considers a sky lantern probable (B).

• FREJUS (83) 18.06.2025

  2025-06-18 · FREJUS (83), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  A bright elongated object making rapid movements and stops over Fréjus was probably a recreational drone (B).

• COUETRON-AU-PERCHE (47) 17.05.2025

  2025-05-17 · COUETRON-AU-PERCHE (47), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  A Couëtron-au-Perche witness saw a satellite-like light appear to turn 90°. Probably 2 crossing orbital objects; exact identification is limited by timing uncertainty. Classified B.

• TOURNEFEUILLE (31) 17.05.2025

  2025-05-17 · TOURNEFEUILLE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  An intermittently flashing point over Tournefeuille was probably a satellite; reported deviations may have been perceptual effects (B).

• NICE (06) 14.05.2025

  2025-05-14 · NICE (06), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  Two successive red lights moved irregularly and faded, about 10 minutes apart; probably sky lanterns, class B.

• LOCTUDY (29) 13.05.2025

  2025-05-13 · LOCTUDY (29), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A Loctudy witness saw three orange lights around an apparent dark triangle and heard prolonged rumbling on 13 May 2025. Radar linked the event to military aircraft in exercise Poker; class A.

• SAINT-GENIS-POUILLY (01) 11.05.2025

  2025-05-11 · SAINT-GENIS-POUILLY (01), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A witness filmed a silent white sphere changing direction before disappearing behind trees. A lower appendage and wind-compatible motion support a balloon; video artifacts explain most unusual appearance. Type and release origin remain unknown. Classified B.

• METZ (57) 10.05.2025

  2025-05-10 · METZ (57), Lorraine, France · CE1

  A dark object photographed near sunset was probably a novelty balloon, possibly partly deflated Mylar, class B.

• POINTEL (61) 29.04.2025

  2025-04-29 · POINTEL (61), Basse Normandie, France · CE1

  A dark shape with green lights over Pointel matched 2 military aircraft in formation with fluorescent formation lights; classified A.

• [AERO] DE MARSEILLE (13) VERS TUNIS (TUN) 27.04.2025

  2025-04-27 · [AERO] DE MARSEILLE (13) VERS TUNIS (TUN), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  An eye-like dark feature seen from a Marseille–Tunis flight was the contrail of flight ITY672; classified A.

• [A620] DE TOULOUSE (31) VERS MONTAUBAN (82) 13.04.2025

  2025-04-13 · [A620] DE TOULOUSE (31) VERS MONTAUBAN (82), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Two motorists saw a bright white object descend for 4 seconds; identified as the fireball reported by 56 witnesses, category A.

• LUGNY-CHAMPAGNE (18) 08.04.2025

  2025-04-08 · LUGNY-CHAMPAGNE (18), Centre, France · CE1

  A large shadow briefly crossed a telescopic view of the Moon; an animal is possible but data are insufficient, class C.

• VEYRIER (GENEVE.CH ) 26.03.2025

  2025-03-26 · VEYRIER (GENEVE.CH ), Autre, France · CE1

  A bright white light seen for under 10 seconds over Veyrier matched the ISS's direction and timing; classified A.

• BEAUMONT-SUR-SARTHE (72) 22.03.2025

  2025-03-22 · BEAUMONT-SUR-SARTHE (72), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  A filmed object was a streetlight lens reflection; the earlier naked-eye fog-bank-like sighting remains unidentified, with A applying only to the video.

• SAINT-PRYVE-SAINT-MESMIN (45) 09.03.2025

  2025-03-09 · SAINT-PRYVE-SAINT-MESMIN (45), Centre, France · CE1

  Shortly after midnight on March 8–9, 2025, a woman at home in Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin looked north and saw ten to twelve white lights moving silently east to west along a straight, steady path. She watched for about fifteen minutes and took two photographs. GEIPAN rated the avai

• VICQ (52) 06.03.2025

  2025-03-06 · VICQ (52), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1

  Two white lights photographed at night were identified as the setting Moon and Jupiter; a possible third photographed object was probably Capella, class A.

• SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-QUILLEBEUF (27) 05.03.2025

  2025-03-05 · SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-QUILLEBEUF (27), Haute Normandie, France · CE1

  A brief marsh sighting and two trail-camera images probably show a duck-family bird, possibly a Canada goose, under unusual viewing conditions; class B.

• VALS-DES-TILLES (52) 02.03.2025

  2025-03-02 · VALS-DES-TILLES (52), Champagne-Ardenne, France · CE1

  A witness saw a steady light curve southwards and rejected the ISS; orbital confirmation and perspective analysis identified it as the ISS (A).

• ESPIRA-DE-L'AGLY (66) 01.03.2025

  2025-03-01 · ESPIRA-DE-L'AGLY (66), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  A witness saw fan-shaped white beams and discs. Images identify a stadium light show 8 km away reflecting off clouds and smoke; class A.

• SAINT-PIERRE (974) 25.02.2025

  2025-02-25 · SAINT-PIERRE (974), Outre-Mer, France · CE1

  A blinking cluster of 5–6 white lights was seen at night; identified as military parachutists, class A.

• VALRAS-PLAGE (34) 20.02.2025

  2025-02-20 · VALRAS-PLAGE (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  Two reddish lights on a translucent pink triangle appeared briefly; atmospheric entry was considered most likely but unconfirmed, class C.

• AVESNES-LES-AUBERT (59) 01.02.2025

  2025-02-01 · AVESNES-LES-AUBERT (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1

  A green crescent noticed afterwards in smartphone time-lapse images near Avesnes-les-Aubert on 1 February 2025 was identified as a lens reflection of the Moon, class A.

• TOURS (37) 01.02.2025

  2025-02-01 · TOURS (37), Centre, France · CE1

  A witness filmed a silent spherical object alternating between light and dark as it moved. GEIPAN considers a windborne Mylar balloon probable; category B.

• ARTIGUES-PRES-BORDEAUX (33) 25.01.2025

  2025-01-25 · ARTIGUES-PRES-BORDEAUX (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  2 witnesses briefly saw a black metallic-looking sphere moving slowly west to east. A Mylar balloon is probable, although weather records raise doubts about the reported date or time; category B.

• PUILBOREAU (17) 18.01.2025

  2025-01-18 · PUILBOREAU (17), Poitou-Charentes, France · CE1

  A bar of about 10 yellow rectangular lights was stationary, then moved slowly for about 30 seconds; insufficient information, category C.

• JONZIEUX (42) 14.01.2025

  2025-01-14 · JONZIEUX (42), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  About 10 white lights crossed northwest to southeast at dawn; identified as the Starlink train from launch 2025-008, category A.

• JULOS (65) 09.01.2025

  2025-01-09 · JULOS (65), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  A witness saw a red-orange ball with a thin trail cross overhead for about 30 seconds. Corroborating reports identify Starlink 5144’s re-entry; class A.

• NOISY-LE-GRAND (93) 06.01.2025

  2025-01-06 · NOISY-LE-GRAND (93), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A witness photographed and filmed circling white lights toward Disneyland Paris. Cloud conditions and direction identify skytracer projections; testing between shows is a possible reason for the unusual late-night appearance. Classified A.

• PERPIGNAN (66) 04.01.2025

  2025-01-04 · PERPIGNAN (66), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  Ten red lights filmed rising over Perpignan were identified as sky lanterns. Their common origin, steady ascent and wind-compatible movement support the conclusion. Several people reportedly saw them, but only one formal account was received. Classified A.

• BAZAS (33) 03.01.2025

  2025-01-03 · BAZAS (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Ground lights and a filmed multicolored formation at Bazas were probably a recreational drone (B). Two later isolated flashing lights lacked enough detail for further study.

• CIVRAC-DE-BLAYE (33) 23.12.2024

  2024-12-23 · CIVRAC-DE-BLAYE (33), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Two red lights that appeared to stop, separate and merge over Civrac-de-Blaye were probably sky lanterns (B); original photographs were unavailable.