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Luminous point spotted from a regional flight in September 2007
On 28 September 2007 at 3:50 a.m., a regional flight pilot noticed a luminous point moving in the opposite direction to the aircraft, its brightness f…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in the cloudy skies of Marne
On 26 September 2007, two witnesses in Marne observed a bright oval shape apparently hovering at about one hundred metres, facing southeast. They watc…
Strange shape found in a photograph taken in Tatinghem
In September 2007, a witness in Tatinghem discovered an odd shape when reviewing a photograph they had taken without noticing anything unusual. Such c…
Two luminous points in the night sky over Remiremont
At 5:08 a.m. on 13 September 2007, a witness in Remiremont saw two white luminous points with reddish glints moving north to south, about two degrees …
Oval white shape over Var identified as a probable balloon
On 18 September 2007, a driver in the Var region spotted a luminous object in the sky and called her husband, who also saw it. Both described a large …
Mysterious black circles in Libourne gardens explained by mycology
In October 2007, residents of Libourne found strange black circles in their gardens that had appeared overnight. The formations ranged from 5.80 to 10…
Diamond-shaped object followed by car near Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne
On a sunny day in 2007, a witness in a garden in Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne spotted a large, multicoloured, diamond-shaped object flying silently at low…
Dark grey triangular object near Lille remains unexplained
On 1 October 2007, a driver on the A27 motorway, just 5.5 km from the Belgian border, saw a dark grey delta-shaped object with white lights on the tra…
Brief red light across the sky at Fos-sur-Mer
On 2 November 2007, a witness in Fos-sur-Mer saw a red light moving rapidly and horizontally across the sky, vanishing within seconds and producing no…
Yellow balls sighted in Hayange with no possible confirmation
A witness contacted GEIPAN in 2009 to report seeing a yellow ball in March and another in October 2007. Both were analysed together but filed separate…
Brief flash with a smoke trail over Essonne
On 27 October 2007, a driver in Essonne saw a luminous phenomenon moving rapidly northeast, leaving a persistent smoke trail. The sky was mostly clear…
Brief white flash at low altitude over Orgelet
On 1 November 2007 at 20:34, a witness in Orgelet was closing their shutters when they saw a white flash resembling a shooting star or flare. It moved…
Triangular lights with a red centre identified as an aircraft in Les Essarts
On 26 November 2007, a woman and her son were driving when they saw three luminous points arranged in a triangle with a red light at the centre. The p…
Yellowish teardrop-shaped light descends over Loiret
Between 22 and 28 November 2007, a witness and a passenger were driving along a departmental road in Loiret between 8 and 10 p.m. when they saw a yell…
Luminous oval shapes moving through the clouds over Toulouse
On 11 December 2007, two witnesses in Toulouse observed lights in a cloudy sky. One described white, opaque oval shapes moving rapidly among the cloud…
Water droplets and birds accidentally captured in Biarritz photos
On 9 December 2007, an amateur photographer took a burst of images in Biarritz and later discovered odd shapes that had not been visible at the time. …
Hundreds of witnesses observe a bolide over south-west France
On 25 January 2008 at 18:15, hundreds of people across south-west France watched a bright object cross the sky. GEIPAN investigated and ruled out an a…
White light tracing circles over Laqueuille near a military zone
On 24 January 2008, a witness in Laqueuille saw a high-altitude white light trace two circles in a clear sky before vanishing. A loud rumbling noise w…
Vehicle interior reflection mistaken for a luminous phenomenon near Puy de Dôme
On 1 January 2008, a driver photographed the Puy de Dôme from their car using a mobile phone. A month later, reviewing the images, they noticed an une…
Generic testimony about luminous phenomena in Saint-Louis
A witness sent a very brief written testimony reporting multiple sightings of luminous phenomena between 2007 and 2008, without specifying the number …
White trail with dissipating smoke over La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite
On 1 February 2008, a witness in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite saw a white trail in a clear sky, about 30 degrees above the horizon to the southeast. The…
Recurring fireballs over a hillside in Bogny-sur-Meuse
On 29 February 2008 at 21:30, a witness in Bogny-sur-Meuse reported seeing white fireballs descending from a hill towards a stream — a phenomenon they…
Brief orange fireball over Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
On the night of 13 February 2008, a single witness in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray spotted a large orange ball racing across the sky. The sighting lasted …
Lights and fireball over Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse
On 7 February 2008, a witness in Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse (Drôme) saw an object displaying red and white lights while a large fireball fell to the r…
White objects above the mountains of Tignes
On the afternoon of 18 February 2008, a witness in Tignes (Savoie) noticed two white, round objects above a mountain range and took a photograph at 16…
Three likely sky lanterns in Vidauban
On Saturday evening 15 March 2008, between 22:20 and 22:30, two witnesses in Vidauban (Var) saw three silent passes of a flickering light described as…
Pigeon mistaken for a UFO in Paris
On 9 March 2008, an amateur photographer in Paris took five shots from his window. One frame showed an elliptical object, dark below and bright above,…
Silent white rings over Merville aerodrome
Between 10:20 and 10:30 on 31 March 2008, several people at Merville aerodrome (Nord) watched a series of white rings gliding silently across the sky.…
Fleeting red dots over Cavaillon
From a balcony in Cavaillon on 30 March 2008, a witness saw several red dots on the horizon that emitted an intense white flash before climbing rapidl…
Descending fireball over Saint-Affrique
At 21:15 on 25 March 2008, a witness in Saint-Affrique (Aveyron) saw an orange fireball with a long tail descending from west to north over about eigh…
Brief yellow fireball over Pervenchères
In March 2008, several witnesses in Pervenchères (Orne) saw a very bright yellow ball moving swiftly from southwest to northeast for just three second…
Luminous ball with trajectory change over Marcellois
Around 23:50 on 1 March 2008, several people in Marcellois (Côte-d'Or) watched a bright circular object moving horizontally from east to west at low a…
Three dark objects over Issy-les-Moulineaux
Around 19:05 on 29 March 2008, a witness in Issy-les-Moulineaux spotted three dark circular objects moving silently from south to north, matching the …
Bird and frisbee mistaken for UFOs in Pornichet
On 23 April 2008, a witness in Pornichet (Loire-Atlantique) found unexplained objects in beach photos she had taken. The first image clearly shows a s…
Silent yellow-orange lights over Nancy
On 19 April 2008, three people in Nancy watched three yellow-orange points of light drifting slowly and silently across the sky before vanishing sudde…
Prolonged thunder identified in Bailly
At 04:10 on 28 April 2008, a witness in Bailly (Yvelines) heard a deep, rolling noise from the northeast that turned into a prolonged thunderclap last…
Aircraft approach lights mistaken near Vallet
On the evening of 29 April 2008, a driver and passenger spotted two bright lights at low altitude near Vallet (Loire-Atlantique). After dropping off h…
Nightclub laser reflection in Cuers
At 04:17 on 27 April 2008, a witness in Cuers (Var) saw a flat, circular light tracing fast circles in silence. The investigation found it was a laser…
Windshield sun reflection in Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon
On 20 April 2008, a driver captured an image of a luminous phenomenon. The photo reached GEIPAN through an indirect witness. Analysis indicated it was…
Moonset mistaken for a reddish light in Lyon
On the evening of 12 April 2008, a witness in Lyon noticed a reddish light that remained visible for two or three minutes before disappearing on the h…
Car headlight reflections on an antenna in Lagny-sur-Marne
Between 21:45 and 23:00 on 16 April 2008, a witness in Lagny-sur-Marne saw yellow-orange flashes appearing every two or three minutes in a specific ar…
International Space Station identified over Le Mas-d'Agenais
On 4 April 2008, a motorist in Lot-et-Garonne saw a white object moving in an apparently irregular way for about fifty seconds. The sky position, time…
Unresolved night lights in Rodez
In the early hours of 18 April 2008, a Rodez resident saw two lights to the south-southeast that appeared to 'vibrate' through a telescope. Five handh…
Probable Sirius sighting in Montégut-en-Couserans
On 12 April 2008, two witnesses in Montégut-en-Couserans noticed a round, bright, multi-coloured light in the southwestern sky that stood out against …
Unexplained mark in a car photo from Pornichet
A passenger photographed clouds from her car in Pornichet on 20 April 2008 and later found an unexplained mark in the image she did not recall seeing.…
Fixed intermittent light in Finistère
On 25 April 2008, a driver in Finistère saw a very bright, fixed light to the northwest that appeared and disappeared. He lost sight of it while drivi…
Two luminous dots over Laval in April 2008
In April 2008, two witnesses in Laval (Mayenne) spotted two white luminous dots moving quickly across the sky at 7:45 PM. No sound was heard, though o…
Intense light over a hill in Sedan
On the evening of 25 April 2008, a couple in Sedan saw a powerful light resembling a searchlight appear suddenly above a hill before vanishing behind …
Luminous object with abrupt direction changes in Vroncourt
Sometime in April or May 2008, a lone witness in Vroncourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle) saw a luminous object accelerate suddenly, change direction and vanish…
Three yellow lights over Calvados
In May 2008, two witnesses in Argences (Calvados) watched three yellow points of light drift slowly from west to north for about fifteen seconds befor…
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