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Bicoloured point of light over Blagnac
In February 2009, a resident of Blagnac watched a point of light alternating between yellow and red as it moved across the sky for three to four minut…
Slow-falling fireball over Clermont-l'Hérault
On 5 February 2009, a witness in Clermont-l'Hérault saw a fireball descend slowly from an overcast sky, almost like a parachute, with no vivid colour …
Reddish shapes and the Moon from a Marseille kitchen
One February 2009 evening, a witness in Marseille observed two distinct phenomena from the kitchen window. First, a reddish shape that vanished quickl…
Blue-green streak on the road between Rodez and Albi
In February 2009, a motorist driving along the N88 between Rodez and Albi saw a blue-green luminous phenomenon cross the sky from northeast to southea…
Fleeting orange ball over Rennes
On 15 February 2009, two people in Rennes saw an orange luminous ball streak across the sky at high speed before vanishing within seconds. A meteorite…
Fireball with yellow flame over Basse-Ham
On 28 February 2009, a witness in Basse-Ham (Moselle) saw a fireball followed by a yellow flame cross the sky from west to east. The phenomenon lasted…
Red lights circling over Les Mureaux
In February 2009, a witness in Les Mureaux (Yvelines) reported two red lights moving in circles before heading south. GEIPAN classified the case as B,…
Venus observed with binoculars and camcorder in Saint-Cyprien
On the evening of 11 February 2009, a resident of Saint-Cyprien (Pyrénées-Orientales) noticed a very bright object in the west. He viewed it first wit…
Brief white light at low altitude near Hautefort
At around 19:30 on 15 February 2009, a witness in the Dordogne region saw a white luminous phenomenon moving rapidly at low altitude. It vanished with…
Incandescent object and sharp noise in Villedieu-du-Clain
On 15 February 2009, a couple in Villedieu-du-Clain (Vienne) watched an incandescent object cross the sky in a straight line, shifting from red to ora…
Venus photographed by a motorist in Brienne-le-Château
On 5 February 2009, a motorist stopped in Brienne-le-Château (Aube) after noticing an intense, stationary light in the sky. He photographed the phenom…
Oval lights at dawn in Les Peintures
A witness in Les Peintures (Gironde) reported several oval luminous phenomena moving back and forth across the sky between 2:15 and 3:50 a.m. on 28 Fe…
Orange lights in triangular formation over Meyzieu
In February 2009, a witness in Meyzieu (Rhône) observed several oval orange lights moving in a triangular formation. The case was not reported to GEIP…
Luminous spheres at a ski resort in Aussois
On 28 February 2009, several witnesses at a ski resort in Aussois (Savoie) observed two spherical lights of different sizes moving across the mountain…
Triangle of lights over the Saint-Nazaire motorway
On the rainy night of 5 February 2009, two people driving on the Saint-Nazaire motorway saw three lights — blue, white, and red — forming a floating t…
Atlantis and the ISS seen from Saint-Martin-l'Ars
On 17 March 2009 at 20:10, a witness in Saint-Martin-l'Ars (Vienne) observed two luminous white discs moving east and northeast, apparently connected …
Spacecraft mistaken for UFO in Savigné-sur-Lathan
On a March 2009 evening, a resident of Savigné-sur-Lathan noticed a luminous object whose brightness and direction appeared to change as it crossed th…
Star Antares mistaken for a UFO near the Moon in Saint-Égrève
At 2:20 a.m. on 17 March 2009, a witness and colleagues noticed a bright point near the Moon. They observed it several times through the night until i…
Likely insect photographed in the sky over La Réunion
On the night of 21 March 2009, a resident of La Réunion took a photograph under a clear sky. When reviewing the image, they noticed a white spot that …
Luminous spheres over the Saône in Mâcon
Around 20:45 on 18 March 2009, a witness in Mâcon saw roughly a dozen luminous spheres crossing the sky from south to north along the course of the ri…
Greyish sphere suspended over Eschbach
While watching fighter jets on 30 March 2009, a witness in Eschbach heard a deep metallic noise and spotted a shiny greyish sphere hanging in the air,…
Silent V-shaped formation over Aouste-sur-Sye
Between 22:00 and 22:05 on 14 March 2009, a witness on a terrace in Aouste-sur-Sye saw a cluster of lights arranged in a V shape moving steadily from …
Two parallel lights over Île-d'Yeu identified as the ISS
On 17 March 2009, a resident of Île-d'Yeu watched two luminous points moving slowly in parallel, maintaining a constant distance and producing no soun…
White sphere at low altitude in Saint-Remèze
On 25 March 2009, two walkers in Saint-Remèze spotted a large white sphere moving at low altitude before disappearing behind the Dent de Rez ridge. On…
Triangular lights spotted from a car in Vianne
On 3 March 2009, four people travelling by car in Lot-et-Garonne saw three flickering lights arranged in a triangle. The object moved slowly and silen…
Motionless luminous disc above a house in Savignac-les-Églises
A very bright, motionless circle appeared above a witness's house in Savignac-les-Églises on the night of 15 March 2009. Within roughly four seconds i…
Zigzagging yellow sphere in Hayange
On 22 March 2009, two people in Hayange watched a yellow sphere moving silently at low altitude in an irregular zigzag pattern. It changed to orange a…
Videos of luminous objects recorded in Marseille
A witness in Marseille submitted two videos to GEIPAN captured by an automatic camera in March 2009. The first shows an aircraft trajectory; the secon…
Luminous phenomenon with curved trajectory in Taurignan-Vieux
On 28 March 2009, an observer in Taurignan-Vieux spotted a bright object moving slowly from west to east along a curved path. Binoculars were used dur…
Probable green fireball sighted in Joigny
On 30 March 2009, a family driving through the Yonne region saw an oval object cross the sky swiftly and silently. It emitted an intense pale-green gl…
Triangular lights near Lognes aerodrome in Noisiel
On 13 March 2009, a witness in Noisiel saw three white-and-orange luminous points forming an equilateral triangle; one of them blinked and no sound wa…
Two white points identified as the ISS in Millas
Between 20:10 and 20:15 on 17 March 2009, a witness in the Pyrénées-Orientales saw two white points moving in a straight line from west to east at a s…
20-metre inflatable balloon mistaken for a UFO in Saint-Denis
In April 2009, two witnesses in Saint-Denis watched a grey oval object swaying in the overcast sky for about five minutes, producing no sound or trail…
Uninvestigated bright point in Noyers-sur-Jabron
On 15 January 2009, a witness in Noyers-sur-Jabron spotted a very bright point in the sky. GEIPAN logged the case but could not investigate further be…
Silent white spheres over Pontarlier aerodrome
On 9 April 2009, four people at an aerodrome in the Doubs observed several white spherical objects drifting slowly and silently across the sky before …
Red spheres in Moselle consistent with Thai lanterns
On 1 April 2009, several witnesses in Diebling saw two red spherical objects moving in a straight line, silently, at low speed and in the wind directi…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in Les Trois-Îlets
At dawn, a witness in Les Trois-Îlets (Martinique) noticed a bright light to the east and took photographs. GEIPAN investigated and, after astronomica…
Possible satellite reflection observed in Chartrettes
On 22 April 2009, an amateur astronomer in Chartrettes watched a stationary object in the sky for about fifteen seconds as it displayed intense colour…
Bright sphere identified as the ISS in Rumilly
In April 2009, a witness in Rumilly saw a very bright sphere crossing the sky in a straight line, silently and at constant speed. Photographs were att…
White objects and red shape in a Doubs air corridor
In April 2009, a witness in the Doubs region saw three white circular objects cross the sky at three-second intervals, followed by a red shape that re…
Temple-sur-Lot (France) May 17, 2009
On May 17, 2009, around 1 a.m., two people observed a dozen orange glowing points in the sky that seemed to come from the same location and silently m…
Single witness in Seine-et-Marne 2009
On May 2, 2009, between 11:00 PM and midnight, a witness in their garden observed the rapid passage of flying objects at very low altitude displaying …
Magny-en-Vexin 2009, White sphere in the sky
On May 10, 2009, two people in a vehicle in Magny-en-Vexin observed a white sphere with a faint halo passing quickly through the sky. The object follo…
UFO identified as the International Space Station
On May 22, 2009, around 11:30 PM, two witnesses in Montaigu observed a bright white phenomenon moving steadily from west to east. One of them noticed …
Orange triangle over Saint-Avertin in 2009
On May 30, 2009, around 2:50 AM, a witness in Saint-Avertin observed an object passing quickly and silently from his terrace. The event lasted only th…
Triangular UFO sighted in Allier in 2009
On May 3, 2009, a witness in Allier, France, observed a triangular object with flashing white lights and a fixed red light passing silently over their…
Luminous UFO filmed in Aisne in 2009
In May 2009, a witness in the Aisne region of France briefly reported several observations of a luminous phenomenon. The sightings occurred on the 13t…
Quillan 2009, observation of a bright point
In May 2009, two witnesses in Quillan observed a very bright and stationary point in the sky between 4:25 and 4:50 in the morning. The phenomenon was …
MENGLON (26) 23.05.2009
A witness in Drôme observed a black rectangular object in May 2009. The case reached the GEIPAN almost a year later, when the witness contacted them b…
Moneteau 2009, fast observation of a V-shaped object
A French citizen recently reported, in March 2011, an UFO sighting that occurred in May 2009 at 2 a.m. While looking at the sky from his home, he obse…
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