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UFO sightings in France

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• POUILLON (40) 14.08.2022

  2022-08-14 · POUILLON (40), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  A couple saw 3 successive yellow-red lights approach and fade along the same route. Appearance, wind and timing support sky lanterns; category A.

• WOLFGANTZEN (68) 12.08.2022

  2022-08-12 · WOLFGANTZEN (68), Alsace, France · CE1

  A bright white wingless-looking object over Wolfgantzen was identified as Lufthansa flight DLH3AJ. A second aircraft helped reconstruct the sighting; differing altitude plausibly explains its contrail. Classified A.

• SAINTE-MAURE-DE-TOURAINE (37) 08.08.2022

  2022-08-08 · SAINTE-MAURE-DE-TOURAINE (37), Centre, France · CE1

  Changing lights filmed after midnight were identified as fire vehicles responding to a forest fire, class A.

• SENAS (13) 28.07.2022

  2022-07-28 · SENAS (13), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur, France · CE1

  Two observers saw a bright light appear to slow, stop and accelerate. GEIPAN identifies the ISS with apparent motion caused by autokinesis; class A.

• CORNEBARRIEU (31) 22.07.2022

  2022-07-22 · CORNEBARRIEU (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  Several people saw a light followed by a silent ascending dark mass; missing location and trajectory details prevent identification, class C.

• COLPO (56) 19.07.2022

  2022-07-19 · COLPO (56), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A stationary light near the Moon was identified as Jupiter. The witness confirmed the photo-derived correction from 23:00 to 03:07; classification A.

• CHATILLON (92) 17.07.2022

  2022-07-17 · CHATILLON (92), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A mother and son saw and filmed a bright fast-moving sphere; identified as the ISS, with defocus explaining the ball shape (A).

• FRAMBOUHANS (25) 17.07.2022

  2022-07-17 · FRAMBOUHANS (25), Franche-Comté, France · CE1

  A festival attendee saw a steadily moving white point and photographed unusual shapes. Its track matches the ISS; motion blur and defocusing explain the images. The source differs on whether the date was 16 or 17 July. Classified A.

• WALSCHEID (57) 16.07.2022

  2022-07-16 · WALSCHEID (57), Lorraine, France · CE1

  A white light crossed into clouds; very probably the ISS, with uncertain timing and a likely photographic apparent-size estimate, class A.

• AVRIEUX (73) 14.07.2022

  2022-07-14 · AVRIEUX (73), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A witness filmed a white light crossing southwest to northeast before a mountain hid it. Its path and the video timestamp match the ISS, despite differing reported times. Classified A.

• MONTAGNE (LA) (44) 14.07.2022

  2022-07-14 · MONTAGNE (LA) (44), Pays de la Loire, France · CE1

  A pale oblong object crossed La Montagne's sky in about 15 seconds; probably a party balloon carried by the wind (B).

• BEZENET (03) 05.07.2022

  2022-07-05 · BEZENET (03), Auvergne, France · CE1

  Two white strobing lights over Bézenet were 2 of 3 military aircraft returning from a mission, confirmed by CAPCODA (A).

• BAILLEUL (59) 15.06.2022

  2022-06-15 · BAILLEUL (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1

  A bright object drifted for 4–5 minutes and seemed to turn; identified as a sunlit Mylar balloon carried by wind, class A.

• CHANTELOUP-EN-BRIE (77) 12.06.2022

  2022-06-12 · CHANTELOUP-EN-BRIE (77), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  An intermittently bright disk was watched for 15–20 minutes and photographed and filmed; identified as a Mylar novelty balloon, category A.

• PAIMPONT (35) 31.05.2022

  2022-05-31 · PAIMPONT (35), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A low, very noisy object with 3 steady white lights crossed above a house; identified by investigation and CNOA confirmation as an A400M, category A.

• ROQUEFORT-SUR-GARONNE (31) 27.05.2022

  2022-05-27 · ROQUEFORT-SUR-GARONNE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  A round red-orange light crossed silently south to north at Roquefort-sur-Garonne. Photographs and conditions support a sky lantern; classified B, described by the source as very probable.

• VIEILLEY (25) 19.05.2022

  2022-05-19 · VIEILLEY (25), Franche-Comté, France · CE1

  A woman saw a fast red-orange ball and heard a deafening rumble. Radar confirmed a nearby Mirage 2000; GEIPAN identifies low flight with afterburner engaged, classification A.

• ARBUS (64) 16.05.2022

  2022-05-16 · ARBUS (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  Three car occupants saw 4 aligned, apparently stationary warm-white lights for 2 minutes. Checks of ground lighting, power-line work and re-entry records yielded no explanation; insufficient detail led to class C.

• MONTLUEL (01) 14.05.2022

  2022-05-14 · MONTLUEL (01), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A lone witness in Montluel reported a silent dark rectangle crossing the southern night sky for about 8 seconds, with a faint halo and apparent cloud distortion. Aircraft, sleep-related and afterimage explanations were considered unsatisfactory. GEIPAN classified the case D after

• SAINT-CLAIR-DU-RHONE (38) 14.05.2022

  2022-05-14 · SAINT-CLAIR-DU-RHONE (38), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A red-orange light paused and moved vertically before continuing south. GEIPAN concludes probable sky lantern and assigns class A.

• VERNAJOUL (09) 11.05.2022

  2022-05-11 · VERNAJOUL (09), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  About 10 white lights moving south to north were a Starlink train (A).

• [D34] DE OYE (71) VERS VARENNE-L'ARCONCE (71) 08.05.2022

  2022-05-08 · [D34] DE OYE (71) VERS VARENNE-L'ARCONCE (71), Bourgogne, France · CE1

  Two motorists on the D34 saw an orange changing shape descend and disappear. Identified as the low first-quarter Moon seen through clouds and obstructions; classified A.

• BALAN (01) 01.05.2022

  2022-05-01 · BALAN (01), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  Two travelers watched bright eastern lights and photographed them at dawn. GEIPAN identifies Venus and Jupiter in conjunction; classification A.

• MONTBRISON (42) 10.04.2022

  2022-04-10 · MONTBRISON (42), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A slowly moving reflective object rotated on a straight southeast–northwest path. GEIPAN considers a Mylar balloon very probable; classification A.

• LANEUVEVILLE-DEVANT-NANCY (54) 10.04.2022

  2022-04-10 · LANEUVEVILLE-DEVANT-NANCY (54), Lorraine, France · CE1

  An object seemed to stop, turn abruptly and accelerate away during a sighting exceeding 5 minutes; identified as a Pilatus dropping parachutists, category A.

• DOUAI (59) 27.03.2022

  2022-03-27 · DOUAI (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1

  A witness in Douai saw a silent, illuminated triangular UAP for an estimated 10–20 seconds on 27 March 2022. Aircraft and drone explanations were investigated but not established; GEIPAN classifies it D, unidentified after investigation.

• LACOUR-D'ARCENAY (21) 23.03.2022

  2022-03-23 · LACOUR-D'ARCENAY (21), Bourgogne, France · CE1

  A witness heard rumbling and saw 3 blue lights pass almost overhead and turn; air-operations data identify a military aircraft (A).

• THIEULIN (LE) (28) 21.03.2022

  2022-03-21 · THIEULIN (LE) (28), Centre, France · CE1

  Two observations at Le Thieulin were identified separately as Sirius on 21 March and Arcturus on 23 March. Scintillation and apparent motion explain the strangeness; classified A.

• MARZAN (56) 19.03.2022

  2022-03-19 · MARZAN (56), Bretagne, France · CE1

  A white luminous ball moved then rose into cloud; probably an illuminated balloon, although visibility at the proposed altitude remains surprising, class B.

• THOUROTTE (60) 19.03.2022

  2022-03-19 · THOUROTTE (60), Picardie, France · CE1

  Two witnesses reported a fast white ball that stopped twice overhead; a windborne object is possible, but information is insufficient, class C.

• VIEILLE-TOULOUSE (31) 09.03.2022

  2022-03-09 · VIEILLE-TOULOUSE (31), Midi-Pyrénées, France · CE1

  On the evening of March 9, 2022, a Vieille-Toulouse resident saw a round white-blue light apparently stationary toward Aries. It lasted five to six seconds before going out. There was one witness and no photograph of the phenomenon, but the account was sufficiently complete and p

• SARTROUVILLE (78) 07.03.2022

  2022-03-07 · SARTROUVILLE (78), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  Two witnesses saw a bright red light filmed moving with the wind. GEIPAN considers a sky lantern very probable despite the Monday timing; classification A.

• SAULTAIN (59) 04.03.2022

  2022-03-04 · SAULTAIN (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France · CE1

  A resident saw a line of lights for 90–120 seconds. GEIPAN identifies the Starlink train launched the previous day; classification A.

• SAUSSINES (34) 03.03.2022

  2022-03-03 · SAUSSINES (34), Languedoc Roussillon, France · CE1

  Witnesses watched a bright, apparently stationary light for half an hour and recorded 4 zoomed videos; identified as Sirius, category A.

• [D934] DE GAN (64) VERS SEVIGNACQ-MEYRACQ (64) 02.03.2022

  2022-03-02 · [D934] DE GAN (64) VERS SEVIGNACQ-MEYRACQ (64), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  A moving bright point found only in photographs was a Sun-induced internal camera reflection, class A.

• MOYE (74) 28.02.2022

  2022-02-28 · MOYE (74), Rhône-Alpes, France · CE1

  A star-like flash appeared in 1 of 170 astrophotographs at Moye. Analysis identified sunlight reflected from a DELTA rocket second stage; classified A.

• [D16] DE MAGESCQ (40) VERS DAX (40) 22.02.2022

  2022-02-22 · [D16] DE MAGESCQ (40) VERS DAX (40), Aquitaine, France · CE1

  A driver and his daughter briefly saw an apparently very low wing and fuselage; air-traffic reconstruction identified a turning military aircraft (A).

• SAINT-JUNIEN (87) 19.02.2022

  2022-02-19 · SAINT-JUNIEN (87), Limousin, France · CE1

  A dashcam recorded 4 bright areas and an apparent gray structure in low clouds. GEIPAN strongly favors cloud openings and sunlight effects; classification B.

• PALAISEAU (91) 17.02.2022

  2022-02-17 · PALAISEAU (91), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  A witness briefly saw a yellow-bluish light apparently overtake a landing airliner and vanish near its left wing. A windborne LED balloon is favored, but distances and relative positions remain unknown. Classified B.

• [TRAIN] DE PARIS (75) VERS POITIERS (86) 15.02.2022

  2022-02-15 · [TRAIN] DE PARIS (75) VERS POITIERS (86), Ile-de-France, France · CE1

  On February 15, 2022, at 7:30 a.m., a woman aboard TGV INOUI 8483 from Paris to Poitiers saw a very bright white point. She considered several ordinary explanations but felt none matched its movement. Only her account was collected, supported by photographs and a short usable vid