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Possible aircraft over Rennes in 2005
A witness in Rennes reported an object in the sky that could have been an aircraft. The sighting occurred in June 2005 but was only reported in 2010, …
Stationary grey object spotted from flight AF 7705
On July 7, 2005, at 14:14, the pilot of flight AF 7705 spotted a nearly stationary grey object while approaching Charles de Gaulle airport. It did not…
Boomerang-shaped object in Blagnac
On September 29, 2005, a gendarme observed a boomerang-shaped object near an airstrip in Blagnac. His testimony was considered credible and detailed b…
Bright light and low rumble in Luzarches
On October 13, 2005, a witness in Luzarches observed a bright light accompanied by a low rumble. Details are scarce: a motorised object was considered…
Two bright points on the horizon in Lillebonne
In 2005, an amateur astronomer in Lillebonne observed two very bright points above the horizon. They were white, comparable in size and brightness to …
Silent black object over Châtenay-Malabry
In April 2006, around 10 a.m., a witness in Châtenay-Malabry spotted a black object moving in a straight line, silently and at a constant speed, until…
Luminous disc over Fontainebleau forest
In June 2006, a witness in Fontainebleau forest saw a luminous object cross the sky from west to east. It was described as a bright cream-white disc m…
Two luminous balls over the ocean at Saint-Jean-de-Monts
On August 12, 2006, a witness in Saint-Jean-de-Monts observed two luminous balls over the ocean. They moved at low altitude with faint brightness, but…
Orange balls and Mirage jets in Landrecies
In September 2006, a family in Landrecies heard a loud noise that shook their house while watching television. Going outside, they saw two orange ball…
Photo anomaly explained as a bird in Bar-sur-Loup
A witness in Bar-sur-Loup photographed the village without noticing anything unusual with the naked eye. Upon reviewing the images, an unexplained mar…
Plant seed in astronomical photograph in Belmont
An amateur astronomer in Belmont took a photograph in which an unexpected image appeared. At the time of the shot, ten days before examining it, nothi…
Two luminous spheres seen by fishermen at Port Leucate
On June 18, 2006, at 22:33, two fishermen on the beach at Port Leucate observed two yellowish-orange, slightly translucent spheres moving at high spee…
Static luminous phenomenon over a bridge in Brest
On September 13, 2006, a witness in Brest observed a circular luminous phenomenon above a bridge. The object remained stationary for three to four min…
Electric garland mistaken for UFO in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
On October 31, 2006, a motorist in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre observed a flickering white light moving slowly behind the clouds. The investigation revealed a …
Seven brown objects at low altitude in Le Havre
In December 2006, several witnesses in Le Havre observed seven brown hockey-puck-shaped objects moving slowly and silently at low altitude, maintainin…
Three smoke-trailing objects in the Landes region
On January 9, 2007, a witness in the Landes region observed three objects trailing smoke—an unusual detail for conventional aerial phenomena. The test…
Black sun effect in photographs from Croix-Valmer
During a walk in Croix-Valmer on January 21, 2007, a witness took several photos and upon reviewing them discovered black spots around the sun that ha…
Training aircraft mistaken for luminous triangle in Dompaire
On the night of March 30–31, 2007, near Dompaire, four young people repeatedly observed white and red lights forming a metallic triangle in a stormy s…
Luminous ball photographed with long exposure in Paris
In March 2007, a witness in Paris observed a luminous ball in the sky and photographed it. The testimony reached GEIPAN months later with two images, …
Triangle of orange lights over Thionville
On April 21, 2007, at midnight, a witness returning home saw three bright points forming a triangle directly overhead. Friends were called and also ob…
Observation of the star Sirius from a campsite in Le Croisic
In April 2007, several witnesses at a campsite in Le Croisic noticed a luminous ball changing colour between green, red, and blue. Gendarmes responded…
Marks on photographs of a regatta in Crozon
In April 2007, a witness in Crozon photographed a regatta in the Brest roadstead and later discovered unexplained marks in the images. No visual obser…
Low-altitude object sighted near Bourges
In April 2007, a driver in the Cher region spotted an object flying at low altitude whose movement resembled a helicopter's, though the noise was fain…
Photographic marks without visual observation at Col de Vence
On May 12, 2007, two witnesses photographing the Col de Vence discovered marks in their images, though they had not visually observed any object. With…
Motionless metallic object surrounded by light over Biarritz
On a spring evening in 2007, two people in Biarritz noticed a large metallic shape hanging motionless in the foggy sky, roughly 500 meters away and at…
Grey triangular object with multicolored lights over Monein
On the night of June 12, 2007, two people in Monein heard a deafening noise lasting about ten minutes but could not spot anything from their windows. …
Bright light over Nice identified as Jupiter
On June 9, 2007, a resident of Nice filmed a very bright light in the night sky for several minutes. After the local gendarmerie showed no interest in…
Tetrahedral balloon filmed over Annemasse
In June 2007, a witness in Annemasse spotted an unusual object in the sky. Upon arriving home, he found it still visible and recorded it on video. The…
Two luminous objects over Nyons explained by the ISS pass
From his balcony in Nyons on June 19, 2007, a witness saw two very bright objects moving silently from north to south. The first was fast and brillian…
Dark object over the A410 motorway identified as a weather balloon
A motorist driving along the A410 near La Roche-sur-Foron spotted a dark, multi-faceted object in June 2007, moving slowly with oscillations. He took …
Light point appearing to reverse course over Sète explained by the ISS and NOAA 14
Sitting at a café terrace in Sète on July 27, 2007, a witness saw a bright point moving at high altitude toward the south on a descending path. After …
Marks on wedding photos in Saint-Germain-en-Laye explained as birds
In July 2007, a resident of Saint-Germain-en-Laye noticed unexplained marks on several photos taken during a wedding. Having seen nothing unusual at t…
Triangular shape without lights or engine over Bourges
Between the night of July 12 and the early hours of July 13, 2007, two witnesses in Bourges watched a triangular aerial phenomenon for about one minut…
T-CAS alert with no visible object on Air France flight over Jazeneuil
On July 14, 2007, at 14:35, the captain of an Air France flight received a T-CAS collision-avoidance alert indicating a very close object. A red dot a…
Dark ball with bright patches over Savigné-sur-Lathan
In July 2007, several witnesses in Savigné-sur-Lathan saw a dark ball with bright patches and a protrusion at the front. The object traveled in a stra…
Night light over Figari attributed to an approaching aircraft
Around 4:45 AM on July 18, 2007, a witness on Corsica watched from his terrace as a light approached and then changed direction without any audible so…
Luminous ring between Remiremont and Dinozé caused by a nightclub laser
In July 2007, a motorist and his wife saw an oval, bluish-white luminous ring gliding silently across the cloudy sky as they drove between Remiremont …
White ball over Montlouis-sur-Loire identified as the ISS
On the night of August 13, 2007, a family stargazing in their garden in Montlouis-sur-Loire saw a white sphere that appeared to grow as it approached.…
Grey metallic object with orange halo over Charny-sur-Meuse
On August 15, 2007, between 23:25 and 23:45, a witness observed a dark grey metallic object surrounded by an orange halo and trailing streaks across a…
Bird mistaken for a UFO in a photo at Malleville-sur-le-Bec
In August 2007, a photographer in Malleville-sur-le-Bec found a strange object in one of his shots, taken with a powerful telephoto lens at about 1,80…
Luminous point over Gers identified as the ISS
An amateur astronomer in Gers recorded a luminous point moving steadily from east to west. The diamond shape visible in the footage was an artifact of…
Small bright sphere with variable movements at Vielle-Saint-Girons
On August 4, 2007, a family in the Landes department watched a small bright sphere moving at varying speeds and changing direction. The single testimo…
Solar reflection on an airborne object filmed from Aix-en-Provence
On August 30, 2007, a witness in Aix-en-Provence filmed a bright point in the sky that dimmed and revealed a dark moving spot. After repositioning and…
Round object with transparent dome over Nantes attributed to a kite
In August 2007, two people watched from their terrace in Nantes as a round, flat flying object with a transparent dome rose with a rocking motion from…
Sphere with fins over Roubaix consistent with a helium balloon
A witness in Roubaix saw a spherical object with fins gliding silently from east to west before climbing vertically and vanishing into a sunny sky. Th…
Mark in photo during Chambley-Bussières balloon festival resolved as a novelty balloon
On August 5, 2007, during a hot-air balloon festival at the former Chambley-Bussières air base, a participant found a suspicious mark in one of his ph…
Two yellow spheres over Plounévez-Quintin
A data-poor case. In August 2007, a witness in Plounévez-Quintin saw two bright yellow luminous spheres moving together toward the southeast between 1…
Green spiraling ball over Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses
In the early hours of August 2, 2007, two witnesses in the Yonne department saw a green luminous ball descending in a spiral before disappearing behin…
Bright silent object behind an advertising plane in Sérignan
In August 2007, a witness on a beach in Sérignan spotted a brightly coloured object hovering behind an advertising plane. It was silent and stationary…
Large luminous disc in the Gironde night mistaken for the moon
On the night of 15 August 2007, a driver in the Gironde region spotted a large luminous disc that they initially took for the moon. Astronomical analy…
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