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Close encounter reclassified in Hérault, 1998
In June 1998, a motorist in Hérault had a singular experience. His car stopped for no apparent reason, and upon stepping out he observed a green light…
Signal flares mistaken for lights in Saint-Martin des Besaces, 1998
On July 19, 1998, several witnesses in Saint-Martin des Besaces saw three red lights gently rising and descending. One of the objects caused a fire, r…
White light identified as Mir station in Croissanville, 1998
In August 1998, a woman in Croissanville saw a white light crossing the sky. GEIPAN investigated and concluded the light corresponded to the Mir space…
Fast light and radar track in Rozérieulles, 1998
On August 6, 1998, a driver in Moselle saw a light at night moving rapidly from south to north for 15–20 seconds. Aviation authorities confirmed a pas…
Silver zigzagging sphere reattributed to Mir station, 1998
In August 1998, a couple in Haute-Garonne observed a silent silver sphere zigzagging across the sky before vanishing toward the Moon. A second witness…
Triangular object seen by multiple witnesses in northeastern France, 1998
Around midnight on August 10, 1998, several witnesses in northeastern France, including a train driver, sighted a triangular object with two red light…
Triangular lights over Martres-sur-Morge in 1998
Around 11:30 PM on the night of August 11–12, 1998, a witness in Martres-sur-Morge (Puy-de-Dôme) spotted two large white lights and one red light arra…
Colored lights in Saint-Chamond identified as Antares
In the early hours of August 13, 1998, a family in Saint-Chamond (Loire) noticed several luminous points in yellow, red, and green in the sky. The sig…
Luminous point filmed in Fagnon for thirty minutes
At 6 AM on August 14, 1998, a witness in Fagnon (Ardennes) observed a luminous point in the sky and managed to film it for about thirty minutes. Beyon…
Three lights seen by children at a campsite in Charente-Maritime
In August 1998, two children on holiday at a campsite in Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet (Charente-Maritime) observed three bright luminous points moving q…
Luminous trail spotted from a DC10 over the Atlantic
On August 26, 1998, during a flight from Cayenne to Orly, the captain of a DC10 observed six bright points moving at high speed in a straight, horizon…
Three luminous points over Jard-sur-Mer in 1998
On August 31, 1998, two witnesses observed three luminous points in the sky over Jard-sur-Mer (Vendée) for fifteen seconds. No additional details abou…
Multicolored flash in Honfleur reported fifteen years later
In August 1998, at 1:30 AM, a witness in Honfleur (Calvados) saw the entire sky light up with multicolored flashes lasting just one or two seconds. Hi…
Cylindrical object with windows near Châtel-Montagne
In 1998, a 12-year-old boy near Châtel-Montagne (Allier) observed a gray cylinder fitted with windows emitting white light. The object moved silently,…
Erratically moving lights spotted by pilots near Toulouse
On September 12, 1998, the crew of an aircraft flying from Toulouse to Dijon observed two luminous points moving unusually above the plane. The pilots…
Green silent object over Moissac in 1998
On the night of September 18, 1998, two witnesses in Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne) saw a bright green object crossing the sky at high speed in complete si…
Bright round object over Martigues in 1998
On September 27, 1998, a witness in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône) observed a bright, yellowish round object near a hill. The object moved very slowly f…
Jupiter and its moons mistaken for a UFO in Le Havre
In September 1998, several witnesses in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) observed three bright aligned points and an even more luminous globe among them. GEI…
Advertising airship mistaken for a UFO in Artzenheim
On September 18, 1998, several witnesses in Artzenheim (Haut-Rhin) observed an ovoid luminous object following a clear trajectory, emitting regular in…
Helium balloon shaped like a ladybug mistaken for a UFO in Voreppe
In September 1998, several witnesses in Voreppe (Isère) observed a circular object above a tree. Descriptions varied regarding colors, size, and the p…
Moving lights filmed in Moselle in 1998
In October 1998, a witness in the Moselle region filmed a group of lights moving across the sky. The testimony was not officially recorded until 2010,…
Fleeting fireball over Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Unable to sleep, a resident of Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Savoie) was watching the sky at 3:40 AM on November 16, 1998 when a fireball crossed the sky at as…
Serpentine shape of luminous discs over Rosheim
In December 1998, a witness in Rosheim (Bas-Rhin) described a serpentine luminous shape made up of red and white discs moving silently in a kind of lo…
Red line on the horizon at Monetay-sur-Allier explained by the Moon
In December 1998, a family in Monetay-sur-Allier (Allier) observed a strange red luminous line in the sky, apparently composed of bright globes, that …
Large luminous ball with sparks seen in southeastern France in 1999
Shortly after 7 AM on February 1, 1999, about a dozen witnesses across two departments in southeastern France observed a large luminous ball trailing …
Two fireballs with black smoke over Fresnais
On February 5, 1999 at 5:30 PM, two witnesses in Fresnais (Ille-et-Vilaine) saw two fireballs falling at an angle from the sky, leaving dense black sm…
Venus and Jupiter mistaken for a UFO in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
In February 1999, several witnesses in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region observed static luminous points in the sky, three to four times larger than a s…
Luminous balls with anomalous trajectory over Millau
On March 16, 1999 at 8 PM, a witness in Millau (Aveyron) observed two aerial objects crossing the sky rapidly: a small orange ball and another engulfe…
Luminous phenomenon in Hautes-Pyrénées linked to missile launches
In May 1999, nine witnesses in Hautes-Pyrénées observed a luminous phenomenon in the night sky followed by a triangular or conical cloud. Initially cl…
Spots on aerial slides taken over Saou
In June 1999, a glider pilot photographed a landscape in the Drôme region. Upon developing the slides, he noticed spots and dots he did not recall see…
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud 1999, undated nocturnal lights
Between June and late August 1999, a witness reported repeated sightings of luminous objects in the night sky over Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud (Deux-Sèvres…
Malville 1999, early-morning fireball
At 5:30 a.m. on 25 July 1999, two on-duty gendarmes in Malville (Loire-Atlantique) observed from their vehicle a red-and-green fireball streaking acro…
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 1999, ascending orange light
On 1 August 1999, a witness in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne) phoned in a report of a non-incandescent object emitting an orange glow surrounded…
La Boisse 1999, bright point with green beams
At 4:30 a.m. on 11 August 1999, a sleepless witness in La Boisse (Ain) spotted a very bright luminous point emitting two light-green beams. The object…
Chessy 1999, multicoloured lights with pendular motion
On 19 August 1999, two French gendarmes watched a very bright point in the sky over Chessy (Rhône) surrounded by three rapidly rotating lights — blue,…
Sepvret 1999, white fireball seen by a pilot
At approximately 20:10 on 26 August 1999, a pilot en route to Paris observed for about five seconds a bright white incandescent ball descending more t…
Dole 1999, belated testimony without an exact date
At some point in August 1999, several people in Dole (Jura) witnessed what they considered an unusual aerial phenomenon. The testimony did not reach G…
Dinan 1999, silent object with abrupt course change
On the night of 7–8 September 1999, an amateur astronomer observing the Andromeda galaxy from Dinan (Côtes-d'Armor) noticed a silent brown barrel-shap…
Marcilly-sur-Eure 1999, fixed white light at dawn and dusk
Over three consecutive days in September 1999, residents of two neighbouring houses in Marcilly-sur-Eure (Eure) observed an intense fixed white light …
Lavau 1999, two stationary luminous spheres at dawn
At 6:45 a.m. on 26 October 1999, a witness in the Aube region saw two static luminous spheres in the sky — one apparently the size of an orange, the o…
Saint-Genies-de-Fontedit 1999, bright light ball filmed from a rooftop
Around 23:30 on 11 November 1999, a witness adjusting a TV antenna on the roof of their house in Saint-Genies-de-Fontedit (Hérault) spotted a very bri…
Tours 1999, four luminous points in shifting formation
In December 1999, a witness in Tours (Indre-et-Loire) saw four white luminous points aligned in the sky. Three formed a triangle while the fourth circ…
Talensac 1999, silent white spiral in the night sky
One winter night in 1999, around 1:00 a.m., a resident of Talensac (Ille-et-Vilaine) closing their gate was startled by a large silent white spiral mo…
France 2000, two unidentified payload-carrying balloons near an aircraft
On 7 January 2000, a pilot en route to Casablanca spotted two balloons — one blue, one white — passing close to the aircraft. Both carried a payload r…
Broyes 2000, intense light and car engine failure
In January 2000, a motorist driving through Broyes (Marne) experienced an extremely intense light entering through the car roof. The engine and radio …
Saint-André-de-Cubzac 2000, silent luminous object hovering over woods
In the early hours of 5 February 2000, a motorist near Saint-André-de-Cubzac (Gironde) saw a luminous object moving slowly before stopping above a woo…
Miniac-Morvan 2000, elongated object with flames and trail
At 3:45 a.m. on 11 February 2000, a motorist heading to work near Miniac-Morvan (Ille-et-Vilaine) saw an elongated object about 30 metres above ground…
La Garnache 2000, low-altitude round shape with green flash
Around 23:15 on 4 March 2000, a couple on the outskirts of La Garnache (Vendée) twice observed, ten minutes apart, a yellowish-white round shape movin…
Champigny-sur-Marne 2000, fast silent dark object
At 20:53 on 14 May 2000, a witness in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) saw a dark object pass at high speed without producing any sound. The estimat…
Duppigheim 2000, red light and fleeting silhouette seen by a teenager
In spring 2000, a 13-year-old in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin) noticed a red light cast on the wall of the living room, apparently coming from outside. Second…
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