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Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers containing a published resolved-as field. AlienBox preserves the cited source conclusion and its limits; a listed resolution is attributed to the source rather than silently upgraded into a universal finding.

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What this AlienBox collection actually looks like

964 of 1,023 public dossiers fall into this collection (94.2%). 964 record a published resolution, 257 include structured sensor context, and 217 record multiple witnesses or an explicit plural-witness marker. These are archive characteristics, not evidence grades.

Collection964
Share of archive94.2%
Published resolution964
Sensor context257
Multi-witness217
Most common recorded forms Light 363 Sphere 207 Other 148 Oval 57
Most represented decades 2010s 268 2020s 180 1980s 176 1990s 153
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1365 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EF78-0498-BEEB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1365

Belfort dark object and colored bands observation

The GEIPAN record reports that a witness observed a dark-colored object with four horizontal colored bands through a window over Belfort on 21 January 2020, photographed it as it moved acros...

Belfort // 2020 // Kite, according to the GEIPAN classification and explan...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1364 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A6E2-7A42-3337
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1364

Reported large white ball observation in Les Sauvages

A resident of Les Sauvages reported seeing a large white ball crossing the low, hazy sky above the D8 road between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., moving back and forth and making graceful turns. No sou...

Les Sauvages, Rhône-Alpes, Rhône // 2020 // Misidentification of a skytracer; GEIPAN classification...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1363 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DDF9-5E22-D03C
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1363

Saint-Christoly-Médoc observation reported at around 9 p.m., explained as Venus

A witness observed a very bright, fixed, scintillating point from their home in Saint-Christoly-Médoc for approximately 45 minutes. Through binoculars and phone zoom, the witness described i...

Saint-Christoly-Médoc // 2020 // Planet Venus; the perceived shape was attributed to opt...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1362 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D402-9CE7-0220
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1362

Reported luminous-point observation at Rustrel (84)

The case description records an observation on 14 March 2020 at 22:34. A witness reported seeing a strongly shining, round, orange luminous point in the sky and filmed it with a mobile phone...

Rustrel (84) // 2020 // Astronomical misidentification involving Sirius; GEIPAN...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1361 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A310-3DD6-58A9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1361

Tournon-Saint-Pierre fixed luminous phenomenon observation

On 23 March 2020 at 23:08, a witness observed and filmed a fixed luminous phenomenon from a courtyard in Tournon-Saint-Pierre, in a south-southwest direction. GEIPAN identified it as the sta...

Tournon-Saint-Pierre // 2020 // Procyon; apparent color and image anomalies attributed...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1360 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0FD3-3195-392F
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1360

Bruay-la-Buissiere observation, 13 April 2020

At around 4:20 p.m., two witnesses on a balcony observed a slow, silent white UAP with an irregular, sometimes rotating shape. GEIPAN classified the observation as A, finding it compatible w...

Bruay-la-Buissiere (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais // 2020 // GEIPAN classification A: a light fragment carried by th...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1358 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AC40-7477-D8C8
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1358

Saint-Savin (33) storm luminous phenomena

GEIPAN records successive observations during a storm of red luminous phenomena. The witness reportedly described a bright, rounded red light that gradually faded, later reappearing with two...

Saint-Savin (33) // 2020 // Globular ball lightning associated with generalized sto...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1357 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0170-7298-C1D5
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1357

Sartrouville observation of bright spheres and dark masses

A GEIPAN record reports a single-witness observation in Sartrouville at around 9:45 p.m. on May 8, 2020. It describes two bright red spheres that extinguished, followed by two gray masses on...

Sartrouville, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2020 // Misidentification of Thai sky lanterns; GEIPAN classifi...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1356 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
69F4-0995-9B3F
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1356

MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 — luminous phenomenon over Gironde

On June 13, 2020, at around 11:30 p.m., two people observed a yellow or orange-red luminous phenomenon in the northeastern night sky over Gironde. It was reported as silent, moving very litt...

Gironde // 2020 // Flying lantern / Thai lantern, classified A by GEIPAN
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1355 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4437-A3E4-399B
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1355

Maisons-Alfort black line near the Moon, 5 July 2020

At around 20:30 on 5 July 2020, a witness in a third-floor apartment observed a black line just below the Moon and took several photographs. The case was classified A and assessed as a very...

Maisons-Alfort (94) // 2020 // GEIPAN classification A: very probable misidentificatio...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1354 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8EE9-0014-1540
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1354

Saint-Jean-de-Liversay fixed luminous UAP observation

GEIPAN reports that a witness observed a fixed luminous UAP intermittently during three observation phases on July 8, 2020, between approximately 04:30 and 05:10, and photographed it with a...

Saint-Jean-de-Liversay (17) // 2020 // Confusion with Venus, with clouds accounting for the re...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1352 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
33CB-4927-1B99
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRIANGLEREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #1352

Chatte observation of a reported white triangular object

A resident of Chatte reported observing an object for several dozen seconds on 14 July 2020 at 18:55. The object was described as white, triangular, fast-moving from northeast to southwest,...

Chatte, Rhône-Alpes, Isère // 2020 // Vueling A320 aircraft flying from Copenhagen to Barcelo...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1350 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A755-F866-4873
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1350

Bernac-Debat blinking light observation attributed to Telkom 3

On 19 July 2020, three people observing the night sky in the Midi-Pyrénées region and Hautes-Pyrénées department reported a blinking luminous object with three or four bright flashes, period...

Midi-Pyrénées region, Hautes-Pyrénées department // 2020 // Flashes created by the rapidly rotating Telkom 3 satell...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1349 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8C42-5D73-E883
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1349

Saint-Germain-Des-Près flashes and straight-line light observation

A GEIPAN-sourced record documents that the principal witness and four other people observed a very bright flash, a straight line moving south, and a second less luminous flash during the nig...

Saint-Germain-Des-Près, Centre region, Loiret department, France // 2020 // Atmospheric reentry of a bolide, with staged fragmentat...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1348 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3672-79F2-388A
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1348

Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes observation of a white stroboscopic light

On July 29, 2020, two residents of Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes observed an object emitting a white stroboscopic-type light. The object reportedly hovered for about 15 minutes, then moved very slow...

Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes // 2020 // GEIPAN classified the case A as an observation of a hot...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1347 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5FC7-446F-3BF4
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1347

Saint-Satur (18), 30 July 2020: bright cigar-shaped object identified as an Airbus A320

A reported observation occurred at around 9:15 p.m. Witnesses reported a very bright white, cigar-shaped object moving southward without audible sound. GEIPAN classified the case as an aircr...

Saint-Satur (18) // 2020 // Airbus A320 airliner operating the Roissy CDG–Monastir...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1346 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
13A7-3A87-7151
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1346

Perpignan V-formation luminous lights observation

A witness observation in Perpignan on July 30, 2020, at 4:38 a.m. involved several silent lights or luminous circles moving southeast in a V formation. GEIPAN classified the observation as A...

Perpignan // 2020 // Flock of migratory birds, probably white storks, with f...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1344 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B72C-5504-F838
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1344

PANZOULT luminous-point observation on 12 August 2020

GEIPAN records a witness’s reported observation of a luminous point in a cloudy sky, perceived first toward the northeast and later toward the southeast with apparently irregular movement. T...

Centre, Indre-et-Loire // 2020 // Successive observation of Capella followed by Mars, wit...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1343 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
48D4-B685-C773
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRIANGLEREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #1343

Reported luminous yellow triangular object near Joseph le Brix bridge, Bono — explained as the Moon

On 2020-10-22, a witness reported observing a luminous, intensely yellow triangular UAP above and to the right of the left pillar of the Joseph le Brix bridge over the Auray River in Bono. G...

Bono, Brittany, Department of Morbihan, near the Joseph le Brix bridge // 2020 // Moon; GEIPAN classification A
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1341 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7167-C354-39D3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1341

Sourcieux-les-Mines bright orange point observation

On November 11, 2020, a single witness reported observing for approximately 15 minutes a fairly bright orange point toward the south at an approximate elevation of 60 degrees. The point appe...

Sourcieux-les-Mines (69) // 2020 // Very probable misidentification of Mars; perceived move...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1340 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1E11-BC66-70F3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1340

Cergy photographed white-gray vapor trail

On 2020-11-26, a resident of Cergy photographed a reported white-gray vapor trail at sunset from a fifth-floor apartment. The witness described three shapes or spots visible for at least thr...

Cergy // 2020 // Airliner's contrail, particularly consistent with a twi...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1339 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A207-8931-CF30
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRIANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1339

Montmorency: three bright points identified as the Yaogan-31 satellite triplet

On December 18, 2020, a witness and his daughter observed three bright points forming an almost equilateral triangle. The points changed brightness, appeared to move, and disappeared almost...

Montmorency (95) // 2020 // Yaogan-31 A, B and C Chinese satellite triplet, visible...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1338 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
043B-E8CB-9CFB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1338

Batilly daytime bright round phenomenon — 19 December 2020

A sourced GEIPAN record documents a brief daytime observation at Batilly in the Lorraine region and Meurthe-et-Moselle department. The phenomenon was described as silent, very bright, round,...

Batilly, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine region // 2020 // GEIPAN assessed the probable explanation as a daytime f...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1336 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C36B-DDC2-2F27
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1336

Reported observation of white luminous points over Strasbourg

On 21 February 2021 at around 12:30 p.m. local time, a witness traveling in Strasbourg reported seeing a fairly high white luminous point that was sometimes stationary and sometimes moved sl...

Strasbourg // 2021 // Probably party balloons, according to the GEIPAN invest...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1335 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
6804-BD04-85CD
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED CURVED / ARCING PATH
EARTH FILE #1335

Reported colored luminous point observations near Thaon-les-Vosges (24–30 March 2021)

A witness reported successive observations of a colored luminous point at low altitude in the night sky near Thaon-les-Vosges from 24 to 30 March 2021, photographing and filming it on 29 Mar...

Thaon-les-Vosges // 2021 // GEIPAN classified the case A: confusion with Sirius at...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1333 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EDA9-4A0C-7F5C
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1333

Reported observation near Soude attributed to Starlink satellite train No. 22

A witness reportedly observed approximately 50 to 100 silent white lights arranged one above another and moving near Soude. The observation lasted an estimated 40 to 50 seconds and was suppo...

near Soude // 2021 // Misidentification of Starlink satellite launch No. 22
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1332 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BCC0-C677-BBC5
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1332

Cuttoli-Corticchiato luminous sky phenomenon, identified as a Falcon 9 rocket stage

On 2021-04-07 between approximately 8:35 p.m. and 8:40 p.m., a witness accompanied by his wife observed a luminous phenomenon moving silently across the night sky. GEIPAN identified it as a...

Cuttoli-Corticchiato, Corsica // 2021 // SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage during deorbiting after St...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1331 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
68C2-2436-5E30
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1331

Malrevers luminous phenomenon, 26 May 2021

Sourced GEIPAN case: two witnesses in Malrevers observed five luminous sources with two halos moving silently from northwest to southeast for approximately 30 seconds. GEIPAN classified the...

Malrevers, southwestern France // 2021 // Effects associated with ignition of the Falcon 9 final...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1330 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3665-A256-1E50
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1330

Reported luminous halo and bright rectangle observed from Noé

A witness reported observing a cylindrical luminous halo, a small cloud, a star, wave-like ripples, and a very bright rectangle moving silently in a straight line from west to east on 26 May...

Noé, Midi-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne // 2021 // Effects generated by ignition of the Falcon 9 final sta...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1329 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E363-B640-059A
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1329

Dark dragon- or embryo-shaped object observed over Creil

On June 5, 2021, a dark object described as dragon- or embryo-shaped crossed the sky over Creil. It moved steadily from east to west, rotated, made no sound, and disappeared behind a neighbo...

Creil, Picardy region, Oise department // 2021 // Festive balloon carried by the wind
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1328 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9E57-C701-4E89
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1328

Gondecourt luminous-point observation — 6 June 2021

A witness reported seeing and photographing a luminous point very high in the sky, moving slowly from northwest toward west and appearing to make U-turns. GEIPAN classified the case A and co...

Gondecourt // 2021 // Very probably a metallized party-type balloon carried b...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1327 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BF08-2682-8EFB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED CURVED / ARCING PATH
EARTH FILE #1327

Carcassonne luminous point observation

On June 13, 2021, between 11:35 p.m. and 11:40 p.m., a witness in a garden in Carcassonne reported observing a luminous point moving along a slightly curved linear trajectory, changing from...

Carcassonne // 2021 // CESSNA 525 aircraft; GEIPAN classification A
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1326 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D24E-1789-47C9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #1326

Navenne observation of faintly luminous lights in V formation

On 14 August 2021, a single witness reported several faintly luminous white lights moving in a V formation from northwest to southeast at relatively high speed. The observation lasted approx...

Navenne, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté // 2021 // Very probably a group of birds in V formation, probably...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1325 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D0ED-E86D-6E67
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1325

La Garde observation — 20 August 2021

A witness reported observing a round-shaped, light-colored UAP moving along a straight, horizontal trajectory over La Garde; the witness's son recorded a short video. GEIPAN classified the c...

La Garde // 2021 // Balloon carried by the wind; GEIPAN classified the case...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1323 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
13F5-9450-40D8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
RECTANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1323

Noisy-le-Roi observation, 8 August 2013

A GEIPAN-sourced record states that two people reported observing a dark rectangular object at low altitude, with red and white lights and fairly intense, constant noise. The witnesses gave...

Noisy-le-Roi, Île-de-France, Yvelines // 2013 // GEIPAN assessed it as very probably a military A400M ca...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1322 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9FDB-1948-8966
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRIANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1322

Reported triangular-object observation in Picardy/Oise

GEIPAN records a reported observation on 2013-08-09 of a light-gray triangular object moving northeast to southwest at low altitude without noise while people were watching shooting stars. T...

Picardy region, Oise department // 2013 // GEIPAN classification C due to lack of information
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1321 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3DCE-5B9E-EB26
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1321

Reported yellow-orange luminous phenomenon near an A20 motorway ramp toward Vierzon

On 2021-04-25 at around 04:30, a motorist and passenger reportedly observed a sudden, round, yellow-orange luminous phenomenon while traveling toward Vierzon on an A20 motorway ramp. The phe...

A20 motorway ramp toward Vierzon // 2021 // Fireball, classified A by GEIPAN
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1320 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AC88-FEF9-3989
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1320

Multiple French observations of Falcon 9 relighting and Starlink train

GEIPAN received numerous testimonies about a luminous night-sky phenomenon observed across several departments and regions of France at around 10:55 p.m. on 4 May 2021. Descriptions included...

several departments and regions of France // 2021 // Relighting of Falcon 9's second stage and the Starlink...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1319 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A233-4029-0FD0
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1319

La Seyne-sur-Mer luminous spherical object observation, assessed as a Mylar balloon

GEIPAN records an observation in La Seyne-sur-Mer on July 17, 2021. At around 8:45 p.m., the main witness reported seeing a luminous, shiny, smooth spherical object moving silently on a stra...

La Seyne-sur-Mer // 2021 // GEIPAN category A: Mylar-type balloon
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1318 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8789-4D75-CC76
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1318

Lambesc six-sphere observation, explained as a Patrouille de France night flight

GEIPAN records a sourced observation in Lambesc on July 22, 2021, during the 22:00–22:30 period. A witness accompanied by a friend reported six white spheres positioned on a bar; the phenome...

Lambesc // 2021 // GEIPAN states that the observation was a misidentificat...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1316 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B7BB-B9DB-4DB5
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #1316

Reported dazzling light over Dole, 29 July 2021

A resident of Dole reported a dazzling white light moving silently from the La Serre forest toward the south of the Chaux forest at approximately 11:07 p.m. The witness described it as ovoid...

Dole; from La Serre forest toward the south of the Chaux forest // 2021 // Fireball associated with an atmospheric reentry
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1315 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
31D2-361C-ED76
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1315

Groslay black-dot observation

GEIPAN records an observation of a small, round, very dark dot at high altitude near Groslay on September 3, 2021. According to the witness account, it initially appeared motionless before m...

Groslay // 2021 // Balloon; GEIPAN classification A
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1314 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A1EB-C4A6-92EB
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1314

Paradou (13) luminous phenomenon, 4 September 2021

A witness alone observed a luminous phenomenon moving regularly back and forth in a cloudy sky at 1:13 a.m., and recorded it in photographs and video. The video showed intermittent disappear...

Paradou (13) // 2021 // GEIPAN classified the case A and described it as a very...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1312 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E05F-86FB-C8F3
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1312

Reported luminous cigar-shaped object in Seilhac, identified as flight TO4159

GEIPAN records a resident's report of a very luminous white horizontal cigar-shaped object with a slight red flash around 23:06. The reported object remained stationary for about a minute, t...

Seilhac, Limousin, Corrèze // 2021 // Transavia flight TO4159, an airliner traveling from Ora...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1311 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3B6D-0578-54A1
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1311

Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac: two luminous points identified as the NOSS 3-8 satellite pair

A witness reported seeing two very bright, non-blinking white points moving one after another, later appearing to descend toward the horizon and fade. The GEIPAN case record states that the...

Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac, Gironde, Aquitaine // 2021 // NOSS 3-8 satellite pair
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1310 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EACC-4A71-43E4
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1310

Motorist-reported luminous spot from Remoulins to Montfrin

On 2021-09-19, a motorist was reported to have observed a luminous spot during a journey from Remoulins to Montfrin, lasting approximately 30 minutes. The source reports that the spot oscill...

From Remoulins to Montfrin // 2021 // Misidentification of the Moon; Moonlight reflected on c...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1309 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4CF6-1253-CBCB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1309

Garches filmed luminous observation, resolved as a novelty balloon

GEIPAN documented a filmed observation in Garches on 14 October 2021. The single witness reported seeing a silent luminous object moving northward on an ascending trajectory without rapid mo...

Garches, Île-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine // 2021 // Novelty balloon, possibly made of Mylar, probably lost...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1307 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BA66-6BBD-4E6A
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1307

MARSEILLE (13) 16.10.2021 — reported ovoid object observation

A witness reportedly observed a salmon-brown, ovoid object moving silently and at a constant speed across a clear sky; the witness's father also saw it. GEIPAN investigated the observation a...

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône // 2021 // Most probably a balloon weakly illuminated by city ligh...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1306 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
12CC-9DE5-6562
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1306

Observation of two superimposed spheres from De Warlus toward Dainville

The case records an observation on 17 October 2021 in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and Pas-de-Calais department. The case description reports a flat light in the clouds followed by two supe...

Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and Pas-de-Calais department // 2021 // GEIPAN classified the case A and interpreted the observ...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1305 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
13A6-1780-76CB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1305

CAEN (14) — reported dark object observation, explained as wind-carried debris

On 2021-10-19, two friends reportedly observed a dark, silent object passing at low altitude in a straight line from a top-floor terrace during the daytime. They described it as flat underne...

Caen (14), Lower Normandy, department of Calvados // 2021 // GEIPAN explained it as a lightweight, rigid black expan...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1303 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9F1C-875B-A471
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1303

Mérignac daytime observation of a Mylar-type novelty balloon

A witness in a garden in Mérignac observed a bright, silent shape moving slowly and regularly in a straight line through the sky on 24 October 2021 at 5:40 p.m. The object sometimes rotated...

a garden in Mérignac // 2021 // Mylar-type novelty balloon; GEIPAN classification A
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1302 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5622-9FBE-1373
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRIANGLEREPORTED DIRECTION CHANGES
EARTH FILE #1302

Nighttime observation of three fixed lights from Sierentz toward Habsheim

On 2021-11-09 at around 19:00, a witness reported seeing three fixed lights forming a triangle on the road from Sierentz to Habsheim. The witness reported no sound and said the object moved...

the road from Sierentz to Habsheim // 2021 // Very probably an A400M military aircraft from Air Base...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1300 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DBC8-9A78-B018
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DIRECTION CHANGES
EARTH FILE #1300

Reported fireball observation near Meaux on 25 November 2021

A witness reportedly observed a luminous phenomenon near the Ourcq Canal in Meaux, Île-de-France, on 25 November 2021. The phenomenon was described as moving first in a slightly zigzagging m...

Near the Ourcq Canal, Meaux, Île-de-France, Seine-et-Marne // 2021 // Fireball
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1298 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
062E-FD09-01F6
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1298

Toulon luminous-point observation

On 27 November 2021 at around 1:30 p.m. in Toulon, resident T1 observed a luminous point from her balcony for up to two minutes and took two photographs before it disappeared behind a hill....

Toulon // 2021 // Festive Mylar balloon, according to GEIPAN classificati...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1297 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2B23-E7A1-408A
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1297

Morlaas observation of circular and semicircular formations in the cloudy sky

On November 29, 2021, a single witness in Morlaas observed several circular and semicircular formations in a cloudy sky for approximately five minutes and took several photographs. The witne...

Morlaas // 2021 // Condensation trails produced by aerial maneuvers of a m...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1296 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9F54-132B-DD84
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1296

Marmande luminous object observation

On December 17, 2021, at 5:15 p.m., a witness in Marmande reported first seeing a static luminous point and later a bright object moving slowly toward Marmande. The witness described two whi...

Marmande // 2021 // BGA121J Beluga flight reflecting sunlight; GEIPAN class...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1295 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3A0F-1BF6-B098
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1295

Sainte-Hélène bright descending light — 11 January 2022

GEIPAN records a single-witness observation in Sainte-Hélène, Gironde, of a brief bright yellowish light descending northwest-to-southeast and disappearing after approximately two seconds. T...

Sainte-Hélène, Gironde // 2022 // Fireball
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1294 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7B04-1BB2-0868
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1294

Tubular object observation near Pont-à-Mousson

On January 12, 2022, a witness accompanied by two people observed an aluminum- and black-colored tubular object toward the east near the outskirts of Pont-à-Mousson. The object reportedly mo...

near the outskirts of Pont-à-Mousson // 2022 // Festive Mylar balloon carried by the wind; GEIPAN class...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1293 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
604C-0473-7747
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1293

Two black objects observed moving together near Annemasse

On the morning of 2022-01-22, two people outdoors in a building courtyard noticed two black objects moving together in the sky, remaining close and silent. GEIPAN classified the case as A an...

near Annemasse, Rhône-Alpes region, Haute-Savoie department // 2022 // GEIPAN classification A: probable observation of two fa...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1292 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4082-FCA1-B4E7
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1292

Reported UAP observation above the Belledonne range, Eybens

The GEIPAN case record identifies a 14 February 2022 observation in Eybens. It reports that three witnesses observed a bright circular arc above the Belledonne mountain range; after about tw...

Eybens, Isère department, Rhône-Alpes region, above the Belledonne mountain range // 2022 // Reflection of one or more snow groomers’ headlights on...