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Historical UFO & UAP Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with an occurrence date before 2000. Historical inclusion reflects the dated source record, not a judgment that the underlying report was verified or extraordinary.

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What this AlienBox collection actually looks like

488 of 1,023 public dossiers fall into this collection (47.7%). 442 record a published resolution, 60 include structured sensor context, and 155 record multiple witnesses or an explicit plural-witness marker. These are archive characteristics, not evidence grades.

Collection488
Share of archive47.7%
Published resolution442
Sensor context60
Multi-witness155
Most common recorded forms Light 159 Sphere 113 Other 76 Disk 37
Most represented decades 1980s 189 1990s 165 1970s 112 1940s 10
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1040 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7B32-522A-5547
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
RECTANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1040

Luminous phenomenon near Guipel on 13 January 1978

Two witnesses—a female motorist and her husband—observed a slow-moving rectangular orange-red luminous phenomenon near Guipel at around 5:40 p.m. The phenomenon had a halo along its long sid...

near Guipel // 1978 // Misidentification of a solar column, classified by GEIP...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1037 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
225A-39B0-4DAE
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1037

Arras reported observation of a slow-moving round luminous object

A witness reported seeing a round luminous object moving slowly from south toward northwest at around 01:30 on 17 March 1978, descending toward the horizon over an observation lasting about...

Arras (62) // 1978 // Misidentification of the setting Moon, observed with pa...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1034 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E9ED-C938-A9E4
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1034

Reported stationary fire-colored luminous sphere at Niergnies

GEIPAN's case record concerns a reported observation by two witnesses of a stationary, fire-colored luminous sphere above fields in front of their home at 10:20 p.m. on October 8, 1978. The...

Niergnies, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord department // 1978 // Misidentification of the setting Moon, according to GEI...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1033 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
541E-3F02-3D13
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1033

Reported oval-object observation near Brive, 1979

At around 6:45 a.m. on January 11, 1979, a witness reported seeing an oval, silent object with six steady red and green lights and a strong yellow central light moving east to west at reduce...

above a road near Brive // 1979 // Twin-engine FBOOM passenger aircraft associated with Br...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1032 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
454D-DFA0-1EE6
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1032

Saint-Mandé luminous point observation, assessed as probable Venus

On January 13, 1979, a witness reportedly observed from home and photographed a luminous point moving slowly from east to west along an ascending trajectory. The GEIPAN case summary identifi...

Saint-Mandé (94) // 1979 // Venus
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1031 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0DEB-7FD1-B296
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1031

Marseille-en-Beauvaisis reported bright-light observation

Two motorists reported seeing two intensely bright white lights with a red-orange glow from an object they could not identify, moving southeast without audible sound. The GEIPAN case is clas...

Marseille en Beauvaisis // 1979 // Aircraft observation, specifically consistent with a tw...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1030 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9CB4-1E92-2341
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1030

Boulay-Moselle (57) observation

A witness observed an orange-colored hemispherical luminous object for approximately 30 seconds from a vehicle. It reportedly moved southwest to northeast along a nearly horizontal trajector...

Boulay-Moselle (57) // 1979 // Moon at moonset
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1029 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8149-2F0A-989B
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1029

Saint-Marcel luminous phenomenon, power outage, and fish mortality — reported observation

The GEIPAN case record reports that several people observed a very bright blue-green-purple light around 12:45 a.m. on 11 March 1979, illuminating the landscape for about one minute. A motor...

Saint-Marcel (01) // 1979 // GEIPAN classifies the case as A and attributes the lumi...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1028 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
83D6-37CF-ECBF
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1028

Gardouch luminous phenomenon report

A GEIPAN case record reports that a motorist traveling on the D16 between Ayguesvives and Gardouch on 21 March 1979 observed a luminous phenomenon that appeared to follow the vehicle for abo...

D16 between Ayguesvives and Gardouch, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées // 1979 // The rising Moon in hazy weather
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1027 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
67D1-1F3A-2FE9
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1027

Reported reddish-orange luminous ball observation in Sellieres

A female motorist reported seeing a reddish-orange luminous ball with corkscrew-shaped antennae moving toward the southwest before quickly disappearing. The official case record classified t...

Sellieres, Jura, Franche-Comté // 1979 // Bright moonset, with possible cloud-related reflections...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1026 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3DB6-854C-C5EE
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1026

GENTILLY (94) 1979 — luminous objects observed due west

On 31 May 1979 at 12:40 a.m., two people observed a luminous phenomenon due west for several minutes. The source describes a large crescent-shaped, orange-colored object and another object t...

Gentilly (94) // 1979 // Moonset with a conjunction of planets; identified astro...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1025 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B499-3B79-E926
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1025

Saint-Florent–Villemurlin D54 reported red phenomenon

Four people traveling on the D54 between Saint-Florent and Villemurlin reported seeing a distant red-colored phenomenon around 12:30 a.m. on 30 June 1979. They reported that it descended tow...

D54 between Saint-Florent and Villemurlin // 1979 // GEIPAN classified the case A as a misidentification of...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1024 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1589-DBD7-A915
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1024

Foix: reported red-orange shell-shaped mass

On July 4, 1979, at 2 a.m., a person returning home reported seeing a large red-orange, shell-shaped mass for about two minutes. The witness reported no noise and said the mass disappeared i...

Foix (09) // 1979 // Misidentification of the Moon at moonset, according to...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1023 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
424F-4D5D-A237
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1023

Luminous phenomenon above Pornichet — 16 July 1979

Two witnesses observed a large luminous phenomenon with red-orange and yellow coloration above Pornichet. One witness, T2, reported a dome-shaped object standing out from a red halo for abou...

Above Pornichet, viewed from Pointe de Penchateau // 1979 // Observation of the Moon, specifically the red moon, ris...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1022 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
64B0-619E-31D9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #1022

Burned circular ring found in a rye field at Lus-La-Croix-Haute

On 30 August 1979, a farmer noticed a burned circular ring measuring 10.50 meters in diameter in a rye field. The grass inside was greener than in the surrounding meadow; the same witness la...

Lus-La-Croix-Haute (26) // 1979 // GEIPAN classification A; listed phenomenon type: "Ident...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1020 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5A65-1239-6749
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1020

Le Fousseret flickering blue light, 29 November 1979

The GEIPAN archive records that a witness reported a flickering blue light resembling an ambulance beacon. A gendarmerie investigation observed the phenomenon at the scene and identified it...

Le Fousseret, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées // 1979 // Electric arc between two wires of an overhead power lin...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1018 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4637-6D16-FDC4
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1018

VIGEN (LE) (87) observation, 20 December 1979

Three people observed a luminous, motionless phenomenon toward the southeast for approximately 30–40 seconds at around 08:45. The phenomenon was reported as a very luminous red-orange mass w...

Limousin region, Haute-Vienne department // 1979 // Misidentification of the rising Sun through a gap in cl...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1016 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F403-9D71-A853
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1016

OISE (60) 1980

Several witnesses reported a luminous phenomenon beginning at 6:30 p.m. on January 5, 1980, in the Picardy region and Oise department. The reported object was a stationary, intensely luminou...

Picardy region, Oise department // 1980 // Planet Venus
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1015 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3E47-E242-16B2
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1015

Reported alleged abduction in the Vierzon forest

The GEIPAN case record reports an alleged abduction by extraterrestrials said to have occurred around 9 a.m. on 21 January 1980 in the Vierzon forest. The gendarmerie investigation determine...

Vierzon forest // 1980 // Fabricated hoax staged for advertising purposes
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1013 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
868C-6559-E531
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1013

Saint-Paul-Aux-Bois luminous-object observation

On 2 March 1980, four witnesses in Saint-Paul-Aux-Bois, toward Salency, reported a luminous object whose light intensity and color varied. Three witnesses described a descending trajectory,...

Saint-Paul-Aux-Bois, in the direction of Salency // 1980 // Misidentification of Venus at sunset, according to GEIP...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1012 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
952E-C5AB-E03B
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1012

Luminous phenomena near Mont Caume identified as signaling spotlights

On 23 March 1980 at 10:20 p.m., people observed luminous phenomena moving at the base of the Mont Caume terrestrial television relay tower and alerted the Gendarmerie. The GEIPAN record stat...

Base of the Mont Caume terrestrial television relay tower // 1980 // Newly installed signaling spotlights, with other observ...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1011 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
498E-C27D-A468
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIRCLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1011

Fay-le-Cl​os luminous circular phenomenon, 29 March 1980

Several people in two cars, including four witnesses in one car, observed a very luminous circular phenomenon moving westward and disappearing behind mountains toward the northwest. GEIPAN c...

Fay-le-Clos (26) // 1980 // GEIPAN assessed it as a very probable observation of Ve...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1010 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
62E2-64B4-C2CC
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1010

Saint-Usuge luminous ball observation

On April 7, 1980, at around 2 a.m., two people traveling on departmental road D13 near Saint-Usuge reported seeing an orange-red light or luminous ball at very low altitude, approximately ab...

Near Saint-Usuge, Burgundy, Saône-et-Loire, on departmental road D13 near the river la Seille // 1980 // Misidentification of the rising Moon, with apparent mov...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1009 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B966-1D54-B29B
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1009

Bas-Rhin luminous phenomenon observation, identified as Venus

Multiple witnesses, including gendarmerie personnel, observed a luminous phenomenon with changing colors for an extended period during the night of April 11–12, 1980, from different location...

Alsace’s Bas-Rhin department // 1980 // Venus, according to GEIPAN; apparent movement and color...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1008 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2CE6-D78E-E406
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1008

Toulaud military night-firing observation, reported as Venus

On 8 May 1980 at around 22:30, military personnel conducting night-firing exercises observed an unusual phenomenon above the training area. Witnesses described a bright whitish point or obje...

Toulaud, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes // 1980 // Venus, according to GEIPAN
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1007 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7A83-1B55-3674
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1007

Roye luminous-object observation

On 13 May 1980 at 00:05, two gendarmes on patrol on the A1 motorway spotted a luminous object above the Roye toll plaza; another gendarme at the command post confirmed an object in the sky....

Roye toll plaza on the A1 motorway, Picardy region, Somme department // 1980 // Venus misidentification, according to GEIPAN's current...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1006 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1A49-9C4E-3E4D
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1006

Reported red lights over Charleville-Mézières, 26 May 1980

The GEIPAN case record reports that, at around 10:45 p.m. on 26 May 1980, several witnesses including police officers saw a luminous phenomenon. The reported observation involved two red cir...

Charleville-Mézières (08) // 1980 // Boat distress flares, according to the investigation; t...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1005 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9B43-F337-51EC
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1005

Reported orange half-sphere observation in Fontenay-le-Fleury

A witness reportedly observed an orange glow and bright orange half-sphere from a fifth-floor apartment on 21 July 1980. The reported phenomenon remained stationary for about one minute, the...

Fontenay-le-Fleury (78) // 1980 // Misidentification of the Sun, according to GEIPAN
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1004 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0EE7-DAC0-10A3
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1004

Honfleur luminous mass observation

On August 19, 1980, at around 9:30 p.m., a group of young people observed a light-colored luminous mass with a rounded luminous upper part moving slowly and swaying from north to south. A so...

Honfleur (14) // 1980 // An amateur-constructed tissue-paper hot-air balloon; GE...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1002 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E405-2DEB-64EF
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1002

Atmospheric reentry observed across southeastern France and Corsica

On November 11, 1980, at around 6:30 p.m., approximately 100 people across southeastern France and Corsica observed a powerful luminous phenomenon; many testimonies were recorded by the gend...

southeastern France and Corsica // 1980 // Atmospheric reentry of a bolide caused by a natural met...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1000 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0A78-8FAA-F31E
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1000

Reported rumbling, vibrations, and pink glows above a factory in Vitrolles

An official case record reports that, at around 3 a.m. on 19 January 1981, witnesses heard rumbling, felt significant vibrations, and some saw pink glows above a factory in Vitrolles. The in...

Vitrolles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône // 1981 // Effects from commissioning a new refinery structure and...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0999 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1842-D774-B0BD
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
ROUNDREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #999

Reims round luminous object observation, later explained as the Moon

On January 23, 1981, at around 9 p.m., a witness returning from work on a moped reported noticing a large round shape in the eastern sky. According to the witness, it emitted intense orange...

Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne // 1981 // Misidentification of the Moon at its rising, according...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0997 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0F50-ABD1-257D
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #997

Belfort observation of orange luminous phenomena toward Switzerland, reported as flares

On May 4, 1981, between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., numerous witnesses, including military personnel, reportedly observed orange-colored luminous phenomena toward Switzerland. The GEIPAN investigati...

Belfort, toward Switzerland // 1981 // Flares probably launched during military exercises
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0995 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0737-6C92-1207
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRAPEZOIDREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #995

PONTVALLAIN (72) 1981 observation

The GEIPAN record reports that four people noticed a very intense trapezoidal luminous phenomenon in a pine grove near their home at around 11 p.m. on September 5, 1981. The glow reportedly...

a pine grove near their home, Pontvallain // 1981 // Glow attributed to moonlight shining through pine trees...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0992 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
ABBC-D85E-E98F
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #992

Hombourg-Haut / Guenviller family observation, 27 January 1982

On January 27, 1982, at around 7:15 p.m., an entire family traveling by car on the CD 910 in Guenviller observed an illuminated object in the cloudy sky for approximately two minutes. The wi...

CD 910 in Guenviller // 1982 // The setting Moon, with low clouds contributing to the a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0989 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
201E-661B-CA0F
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #989

Freland (68) reported luminous-object observation

On 24 April 1983 at 10:20 p.m., two witnesses reported a luminous object above a mountain range. They described it as slightly ovoid or, through binoculars, vertically elongated and sphere-l...

Freland (68) // 1983 // Venus, with the source attributing the witnesses' exper...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0987 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4079-5A99-77FB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #987

Barreme luminous phenomenon observation

On 1983-05-09, seven witnesses observed a luminous phenomenon in the sky near Barreme during the night, using the naked eye and binoculars. GEIPAN classifies the case as UAP A and explains i...

near Barreme, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence // 1983 // Misidentification involving Venus, according to GEIPAN;...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0986 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E297-F0D5-63CE
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #986

Canet-en-Roussillon reported luminous-point observation

Several people reportedly observed a very bright, star-like luminous point moving slowly in the sky. Witnesses reportedly described a yellow corona around a light-gray crater when viewed wit...

Canet-en-Roussillon // 1983 // The planet Venus
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0985 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
060C-6303-7A98
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #985

Le Coudray-Saint-Germer: reported red-orange low-altitude orb observations

The GEIPAN case record reports that, on 3 September 1984, two and then three witnesses in a car observed a very bright red-orange phenomenon at low altitude at several points along a route b...

Route between Les Fontanettes, Le Coudray-Saint-Germer, and the Champignolle crossroads // 1984 // The Moon, according to GEIPAN's classification and asse...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0984 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F2CC-92D4-6297
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #984

Comines orange rugby-ball-shaped glow observation

On 28 September 1984, five witnesses reportedly observed a slow-moving orange glow, described as rugby-ball-shaped, between 8:30 p.m. and 8:50 p.m.; they reported that it split into two ovoi...

Comines, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord // 1984 // Misidentification of the setting Moon, according to GEI...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0983 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C526-1F7E-E41D
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #983

Le Luc (83), 22 October 1984 light observation

GEIPAN records that two motorists reported an intense white, ball-shaped light with a sharply defined beam near a railway line at around 6:50 p.m. The investigation identified the reported l...

Le Luc (83) // 1984 // 600-watt spotlight of a Puma helicopter approaching a n...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0982 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EC36-6C49-4647
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #982

Reported luminous object crossing the sky near Marnans and Villers-les-Luxeuil

On 14 December 1984, four testimonies collected by the Gendarmerie from Marnans and Villers-les-Luxeuil described a rapid, silent luminous object moving in a straight line, reportedly shaped...

Marnans and Villers-les-Luxeuil, France // 1984 // Atmospheric entry of a small meteoroid, probably a fire...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0981 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E1CE-22A8-4707
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #981

Lot, Midi-Pyrénées — reported meteoroid re-entry observation

On 24 January 1985, two witnesses reported successive flashes, intense brief brightness, and a slowly moving, silent oval or rugby-ball-shaped object with a whitish halo above their house. T...

Lot department of the Midi-Pyrénées region // 1985 // GEIPAN classifies the observation as a very probable me...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0980 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E518-47DE-E6A2
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #980

Ouzouer-sur-Loire observation, 17 February 1985

Several witnesses observed a very large, bright star that gradually changed color and quickly disappeared on the horizon at around 9:30 p.m. The GEIPAN record identifies the object as the pl...

Ouzouer-sur-Loire // 1985 // Planet Venus
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0978 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
634E-29CD-2B38
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED CURVED / ARCING PATH
EARTH FILE #978

Montpellier observation of a bright point on 1985-03-06

GEIPAN records a witness's report of a particularly bright point observed twice during March 1985, moving very slowly and progressively across the sky. The investigation identified the point...

Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon // 1985 // Venus
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0977 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B48B-2737-FEAE
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #977

Grandrieu (48) — reported red ogive-shaped object, 8 April 1985

The GEIPAN case record reports that several witnesses and the gendarmerie observed an irregularly outlined, vermilion-red, ogive-shaped object falling vertically behind a mountain. The inves...

Grandrieu (48) // 1985 // Expired marine distress flare launched without particul...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0975 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5B01-9073-9CCC
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #975

Reported observation of synchronized green lights over Vélizy-Villacoublay

GEIPAN records one testimony describing around ten identical green lights moving silently and synchronously from east to west over Vélizy-Villacoublay. The observation was reported as occurr...

Vélizy-Villacoublay // 1986 // Fragmented fireball entering the atmosphere, likely cor...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0974 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1B4B-EFC3-1F1D
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #974

Vendin-Le-Viel and Henin-Beaumont luminous-disk observation

Several people in Vendin-Le-Viel and Henin-Beaumont observed a luminous phenomenon beginning at 2:45 a.m. on 12 November 1986. It was described as a luminous disk that seemed to follow the o...

Vendin-Le-Viel and Henin-Beaumont // 1986 // Misidentification of the Moon; GEIPAN classified the ca...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0972 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
24F3-FC36-91D0
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #972

Luminous atmospheric reentry observed across the Antilles

On September 1, 1987, numerous witnesses across an area between French Guiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe observed an exceptionally luminous phenomenon generally followed by a trail. GEIPAN...

Geographical area between French Guiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe // 1987 // Misidentification of an artificial atmospheric reentry...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0970 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CA7A-A0EF-B5C6
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #970

GANNAT (03) 1988 — Reported bluish lights attributed to hypermarket laser projectors

On 1988-10-06, several witnesses reportedly observed three bluish light sources moving slowly across the sky over the Auvergne region and Allier department. Gendarmes reportedly observed the...

Auvergne region, Allier department // 1988 // Hypermarket laser projectors tested for a promotional e...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0969 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C4CF-B548-2A35
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #969

Luminous balls observed near the Marquesas Islands

On 22 October 1988 at around 3:30 a.m., several witnesses in French Polynesia observed very luminous balls appearing white or orange-red. The phenomenon reportedly followed a straight trajec...

French Polynesia, near the Marquesas Islands // 1988 // Atmospheric reentry of a rocket upper stage; GEIPAN ass...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0964 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
841E-FFF8-D8C6
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #964

Luminous oval object observed from a sailboat off the Spanish coast

A witness on a sailboat off the Spanish coast reportedly observed a luminous oval object with red and green-blue lights at around 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 1990, for a little over 30 seconds. GE...

off the Spanish coast // 1990 // GEIPAN assessed the observation as very probably an air...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0963 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
99E3-F819-7F30
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #963

Caorches-Saint-Nicolas crater discovery

A source-supported case records an observation dated July 6, 1990, in Caorches-Saint-Nicolas involving a crater discovered in a field and subsequent recovery of sheet-metal fragments. Invest...

Caorches-Saint-Nicolas, Haute-Normandie, Eure // 1990 // Probable underground explosion of a 250 kg British or A...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0962 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C816-E0DE-5536
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #962

Reported observation of three luminous balls near Privas (1990)

The GEIPAN archive describes an observation around 10:15 p.m. on 24 September 1990 in which five witnesses reportedly saw three white-yellow luminous balls with blurred outlines, appearing a...

near Privas // 1990 // Reflections on the clouds from three large spotlights p...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0961 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E465-113B-49C8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #961

Several luminous spheres observed over Pays de la Loire and Brittany

On 24 November 1990, several witnesses in Pays de la Loire and Brittany reportedly observed about ten luminous spheres moving at high speed. The GEIPAN/CNES investigation classified the case...

Pays de la Loire and Brittany // 1990 // Laser arrays installed by EDF for festivities marking t...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0960 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5DAD-0428-7DE3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #960

Reported observation of three fluorescent-green shapes near Nort-sur-Erdre

On 25 November 1990, four people traveling by car reportedly observed three fluorescent-green shapes of varying forms and sizes moving silently while remaining grouped together. GEIPAN class...

Nort-sur-Erdre, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique; route toward Casson and Suce-sur-Erdre // 1990 // Very probably skytracker-type spotlight beams passing t...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0958 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CB6A-71D5-268A
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #958

Saint-Lary changing point of light — 6 August 1991

On August 6, 1991, a couple living in Saint-Lary notified the JEGUN gendarmerie about an unusual light in the sky. A duty officer subsequently observed the phenomenon with binoculars from 12...

Saint-Lary // 1991 // Astronomical misidentification involving the star Capel...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0957 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
580B-ADE7-582C
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #957

Clermont-Ferrand stationary luminous point observation

On 19 September 1991 at 05:25, a witness residing in Clermont-Ferrand notified the Cournon-d'Auvergne gendarmerie about a luminous point in the sky. A duty officer reportedly observed it, an...

Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne // 1991 // Misidentification of Venus, according to GEIPAN's curre...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0954 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CD5E-3E35-05A5
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #954

AGEN (47) 1993 — Reported Large Glow Observation

On 8 April 1993 at 11:45 p.m., several witnesses reportedly told a patrol of gendarmes that they had seen a large glow above their house. The reported phenomenon lasted nearly an hour. The s...

Aquitaine region, Lot-et-Garonne department // 1993 // Laser cannon of a nearby nightclub
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0952 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
93A9-347F-A851
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #952

Fleurines: two rapidly moving white lights

A witness observed two white lights moving rapidly in the sky and on the ground at around 4 a.m. on June 17, 1993. The observation lasted more than 15 minutes, with no particular noise heard...

Fleurines (60) // 1993 // Laser reflections, involving one or more moving spotlig...