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Column of vapor over the sea at Saint-Benoît
On January 24, 1977, three people in Saint-Benoît, Réunion Island, observed a column of vapor or smoke descending from the sky. A patch of foam appear…
Oscillating luminous ball at Verosvres
On the night of January 27, 1977, two drivers in Saône-et-Loire observed a bright white ball roughly football-sized. It moved slowly and silently, osc…
Silent rugby-ball-shaped object over Toulouse
In January 1977, a witness in Toulouse spotted a rugby-ball-shaped object at about 500 meters altitude. It moved at 100–150 km/h against the wind, com…
Shape-shifting luminous form at Saint-Marcellin
On February 2, 1977, around 8:45 PM, a witness observed a luminous phenomenon through binoculars for about three minutes. It appeared as a circular sh…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in Reims
On February 5, 1977, two people in Reims observed a motionless luminous ball in the western sky. It made no sound and remained visible for over an hou…
Ascending spherical light over Lédignan
On February 9, 1977, around 6:50 PM, several people in the Gard region observed a spherical light near a mountain ridge to the southeast. Initially st…
Flickering sphere at dawn in Albi
At 5:58 AM on February 10, 1977, two people in Albi (Tarn) saw a luminous sphere moving silently across the sky. It flickered gently before disappeari…
Changing light over Belleville-sur-Saône
On March 18, 1977, at 8:30 PM, several witnesses—including gendarmes—observed a strange light over Belleville-sur-Saône that remained visible until mi…
Elongated light emerging from a cloud mass in Cos
Between 7:15 and 7:30 PM on April 2, 1977, passengers in a vehicle in Ariège noticed a luminous cloud mass from which an elongated light slowly separa…
Cylindrical object over the Maine river in Angers
On April 29, 1977, two people in Angers watched a cylindrical object emitting colored lights as it traveled parallel to the Maine river for over an ho…
Light and hissing sound at Cagnes-sur-Mer
Between 11:00 and 11:25 PM on April 30, 1977, several witnesses in Cagnes-sur-Mer saw a strange light in the sky accompanied by a hissing or crackling…
Two large stationary luminous balls in Corrèze
Around 11:20 PM on May 11, 1977, a witness in Corrèze observed two large stationary luminous balls at roughly 50 meters altitude, east of their home. …
Multicolored luminous dots over Châteaurenard
On May 13, 1977, several witnesses in Châteaurenard (Loiret) spotted luminous dots moving at a great distance and changing color. They remained visibl…
Lunar observation mistaken for a UFO in Coux
In May 1977, a student in Ardèche saw a yellow ball moving slowly and silently at 3 AM. The next day, another witness confirmed the Moon was exactly w…
Sighting reinterpreted as the Moon at Vitteaux
On May 30, 1977, two people in a car spotted a reddish luminous ball at low altitude over Vitteaux. It moved slowly from south to north, silently, for…
PUMA helicopters identified as UFOs in Barcelonnette
On May 11, 1977, several witnesses in Barcelonnette observed two silent flying objects emitting intermittent red light and projecting a white beam tow…
Stationary dark dot with flashes over Meylan
On June 4, 1977, around 11 AM, a witness and his son noticed a small stationary dark dot in the clear sky over Meylan. During the observation they saw…
Luminous fireball over Saint-Claude
Around midnight on June 13, 1977, several drivers in the Jura region experienced a striking moment: the road lit up as if it were daytime for a few se…
Rotating light beams over Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
In the early hours of June 25, 1977, several witnesses in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (Pas-de-Calais) observed two beams of light moving and rotating acros…
Two yellow lights hovering over Noisy-le-Roi
On July 2, 1977, between 7:30 and 8:20 PM, a couple spotted two yellow-orange lights in the sky over Noisy-le-Roi. Initially stationary, the lights be…
Multicolored sphere and luminous discs near Urmatt
On the night of July 19, 1977, a hunter near Urmatt (Bas-Rhin) spotted a multicolored luminous sphere in the sky. Continuing on his way, he noticed th…
Saucer-shaped object with yellowish halo near Libourne
In July 1977, a driver and her daughter were traveling along the D670 between Saint-André-de-Cubzac and Libourne (Gironde) when they observed a saucer…
Pyramid-shaped luminous objects over Arbresle
In the early hours of July 27, 1977, a family in Arbresle (Rhône) observed three pyramid-shaped objects with rounded tops in the sky. The objects emit…
Night light and ovoid object in a field near Louviers
Two separate observations define this case in Louviers (Eure). On August 6, 1977, at 1:30 AM, two people saw a yellow-orange light moving slowly, stop…
Bright orange triangle above a hill in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
At 1:30 AM on August 7, 1977, several witnesses in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (Hautes-Alpes) noticed a luminous point on a hilltop that grew into a lar…
Bright object with luminous spheres over Erstein
Around 10:30 PM on August 11, 1977, two people in Erstein (Bas-Rhin) saw a bright, stationary object in the sky. Through binoculars they made out sphe…
Elongated luminous shape over Les Lilas
At 11:00 PM on August 12, 1977, a witness in Les Lilas (Seine-Saint-Denis) saw a thin, elongated, very bright shape hovering motionless in the sky. Se…
Silent luminous sphere in the Jura
On the night of August 15, 1977, two witnesses in the Jura department saw a luminous sphere appear in the southwestern sky. It moved slowly at low alt…
Stationary luminous object between two trees in Nancy
On August 26, 1977, at 8:15 PM, several people in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) noticed a luminous object positioned between two trees. It was completely…
Erratically moving light over Pouzauges
A witness recalls seeing a luminous object in the night sky over Pouzauges (Vendée) during the summer of 1977. Initially stationary, it moved at irreg…
Three bright saucer-shaped objects over Machilly
On September 1, 1977, at 8:15 PM, a vacationer in Machilly (Haute-Savoie) reported three slightly flattened saucer-shaped objects shining brightly and…
Fast white sphere over La Tour-de-Salvagny
On September 4, 1977, two people in La Tour-de-Salvagny (Rhône) watched a very bright white sphere cross the sky at high speed and vanish without a so…
Silent reddish light over Isle-sur-Serein
A press article flagged a sighting in Isle-sur-Serein (Yonne) in September 1977 involving three witnesses. Only one was located: he described a reddis…
Orange rectangular shape over Malaucène
In September 1977, two witnesses in Malaucène (Vaucluse) observed an orange luminous phenomenon moving NNE to SSW. They made out a rectangular shape t…
Two silent circular objects over Istres
Close to midnight on September 23, 1977, a resident of Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône) saw two circular objects while walking his dog. One had a bright whit…
Slow flashing lights over Yonne
In September 1977, several witnesses in the Yonne department reported slow-moving objects with intermittent lights over Sens and Brienon-sur-Armançon.…
Reddish sphere with descending path over Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
On September 5, 1977, three people watched a reddish luminous sphere over Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) for several minutes. The object hovered …
Follower-ball phenomenon in Sarthe
On October 2, 1977, several motorists across the Sarthe department spotted a round, slightly flattened object glowing orange. Initially classified as …
Gas-station flares mistaken for a UFO in Estang
On October 8, 1977, a driver and passenger near Estang (Gers) saw a light fly over their car and appear to land by the road. They described a rounded …
Repeated luminous phenomena in Saint-Porchaire
On October 9, 1977, several witnesses — including gendarmes — watched a multicolored luminous phenomenon over Saint-Porchaire (Charente-Maritime) for …
Orange halo at dawn in Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc
At 5:45 AM on October 12, 1977, a motorist in Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc (Gironde) spotted an object surrounded by a vibrating orange halo in the sky. The t…
Dark mass with glowing porthole over the Cantal
On October 18, 1977, at 12:24 AM, a witness in Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal (Cantal) watched a luminous point for four minutes as it approached in a …
Silent yellow light over Wassy
On 21 October 1977 a lone witness in Wassy (Haute-Marne) reported a silent, yellow luminous object travelling steadily from west to east. The sighting…
Reddish ball at sunset in Guise
On 24 October 1977, three witnesses in Guise (Aisne) spotted a reddish ball with sparks near the horizon, visible for five to ten minutes. They report…
Fireball over Kourou
On 27 October 1977, two people in Kourou watched a red fireball streak across the sky from east to west at high speed, trailing a reddish-orange wake …
Disparate lights over the Eure region
In late October 1977, several witnesses around Breteuil-sur-Iton in the Eure department reported a luminous phenomenon in the sky. Descriptions varied…
Luminous sphere over a field in Condé-sur-Escaut
On 2 October 1977 a farmer in northern France was startled by a luminous spherical object that flew over her in a matter of seconds. Other people near…
Illuminated object that followed a moped rider in Saint-Mars-d'Outillé
On the night of 8 October 1977, a man riding his moped home through Saint-Mars-d'Outillé (Sarthe) spotted an airborne object with a flat base and roun…
Ovoid object seen by soldiers in Cassis
In October 1977 two on-duty soldiers in Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône) watched an ovoid object drift slowly from north to south, rising and descending whil…
Bright object seen from a balcony in Kourou
A data-poor case. On 16 October 1977 a witness in Kourou saw a bright object moving laterally from a balcony; it climbed rapidly and vanished. No othe…
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