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Luminous beam striking a vehicle near Landevant
Around midnight on 22 May 1978, a driver and passengers saw a very bright silvery-white sphere in the sky between Landevant and Auray. They reported t…
Brief coloured lights over Vibraye
A data-poor case. Between 2:00 and 2:15 a.m. on 26 May 1978, a witness at home saw coloured lights moving over Vibraye that vanished when a vehicle dr…
Colourful morning halos at Bagnères-de-Bigorre
On 28 May 1978, around 9 a.m., a witness in Bagnères-de-Bigorre saw a series of multicoloured halos apparently radiating from the rising sun. The phen…
Direction-changing red light over New Caledonia
On 5 May 1978, three people in New Caledonia watched a red light moving slowly southward over an island before abruptly shifting northwest. No sound w…
Oscillating luminous sphere over Côtes-d'Armor
Between 20:00 and 22:00 on 4 June 1978, several people in the Côtes-d'Armor region saw a luminous spherical object moving east to west with an oscilla…
Object with coloured flames seen by fishermen at Port Vila
On the night of 7 June 1978, three fishermen near Port Vila saw a white light moving slowly before approaching them. At their level, they described a …
Incandescent fireball with trail over Gard and Ardèche
On 15 August 1978, between 21:00 and 21:10, several witnesses in the Gard and Ardèche departments saw a reddish incandescent ball crossing the sky fro…
Orange oval object and electrical failures at Gujan-Mestras
Between 23:00 on 19 June and 00:45 on 20 June 1978, several witnesses in Gujan-Mestras heard a loud dull noise followed by the appearance of an oval o…
Rising orange disc over Tavaux
In June 1978, a motorist and passenger in Tavaux spotted a luminous point about five kilometres away. Later, around 21:15, they saw an orange disc ris…
Four red spheres in formation over Montélimar
A brief, data-limited case. On 8 July 1978 at 23:40, a witness in Montélimar saw an elongated object made up of four non-luminous red spheres moving n…
Orange ball mistaken for the Moon at Bierre-lès-Semur
In July 1978, a camper near Bierre-lès-Semur photographed a slow-moving orange ball near the horizon, shaped like an inverted cup. He took three photo…
Descending and rising red ball at L'Union
On 27 July 1978, several witnesses near L'Union in Haute-Garonne saw a very bright red ball apparently falling from the sky close to their homes. One …
Reddish Moon mistaken for a luminous disc at Murat-sur-Vèbre
One night in July 1978, a moped rider and another witness saw a large orange light in the sky over Murat-sur-Vèbre that remained visible for about fiv…
Venus mistaken for a luminous phenomenon at Pierre-Buffière
In July 1978, several witnesses in Pierre-Buffière, Haute-Vienne, watched a very bright yellow phenomenon that appeared to emit rays for about 15 minu…
Bright yellow light over Hérouville in 1978
On August 6, 1978, two witnesses in Hérouville (Calvados) watched a very bright yellow light travel slowly across the sky from southeast to northwest …
Three merging lights over Saint-Dizier in 1978
On the night of August 20, 1978, around 22:50, five military personnel in Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne) observed three luminous points moving erratically…
Orange and silver lights over Montpellier in 1979
On August 31, 1979, several people in Montpellier spotted three lights in the sky. An orange light appeared first, visible for about fifteen minutes, …
Brief red flame between mountains in Menton, 1978
On September 1, 1978, three family members in Menton observed a red light moving slowly between Mont Saint-Michel and Mont Angel. The phenomenon laste…
White sphere with evasive maneuver over Chamonix, 1978
On September 4, 1978, a group of witnesses in Chamonix saw a white spherical object flying at aircraft speed on a north-south trajectory between nearb…
Recurring light over Charolles, likely a satellite
Over several consecutive evenings around 21:00, witnesses in Charolles (Saône-et-Loire) observed a luminous object moving at high altitude with consta…
Ice fall on a barn in Corbeny, 1978
Around 19:15 on September 8, 1978, several witnesses in Corbeny heard a whistling sound followed by a loud noise from the sky. A farmer later discover…
Cigar-shaped object over Glay, 1978
Between 21:00 and 22:00 on September 15, 1978, a witness in the Doubs department observed from his garden a luminous object crossing the sky from west…
Silent luminous trail over Dijon in 1978
In September 1978, several witnesses in Dijon saw a luminous trail moving slowly across the sky without any sound. The testimonies gathered by the gen…
Swaying silver object over Remiremont, 1978
In September 1978, three people in the Vosges observed a bright silver object in the sky that made no sound. It appeared to sway gently before disappe…
Two luminous objects over Sète in 1978
At 19:35 on September 27, 1978, a military witness in Sète (Hérault) reported two luminous points in the sky. He described a first cylindrical object …
Round object flying low over a Paris railway bridge, 1978
On September 30, 1978, two people walking in Paris observed a flying object at very low altitude over a railway bridge. It was round, had a bright com…
Luminous cigar and stalled moped in Mouzon, 1978
In the early hours of October 3, 1978, a witness riding a moped through the Ardennes saw an intense light above a forest. The object, described as a r…
Low-altitude pink light in Lhuis, 1978
On October 6, 1978, two witnesses in the Ain region watched a pink light move slowly about 7 to 8 meters above the ground for 15 minutes, producing no…
Fire-colored sphere mistaken for the Moon in Niergnies, 1978
In October 1978, two witnesses in Niergnies (Nord) saw a fire-colored luminous sphere hovering over fields. The object remained stationary for several…
Silent lights over Broyes, 1978
A motorist in Broyes (Marne) observed luminous phenomena in the sky on the evenings of October 12 and 13, 1978. The objects produced no noise. There w…
Elongated object with colored lights over Grand Est, 1978
On October 13, 1978, around 20:00, two witnesses in the Grand Est region spotted an elongated object with colored lights. One of them reported a simil…
Multi-light stationary object over the Tarn, 1978
On October 15, 1978, several witnesses driving near Labruguière (Tarn) saw two lights and a fixed red dot above the trees. Further along they spotted …
Orange object and fireball in Casteljaloux, 1978
On October 23, 1978, a man and his visibly frightened dog spotted a round luminous object projecting an orange light over Casteljaloux (Lot-et-Garonne…
Fireball on a horizontal trajectory over Mornant, 1978
On October 28, 1978, several witnesses in Mornant (Rhône) saw a fireball cross the sky from east to west on a horizontal trajectory. The object left a…
Red light and scorched ground at a campsite in Lormes, 1978
On the night of October 30, 1978, two young women camping in Lormes (Nièvre) heard a whistling sound at 2:30 a.m. and saw a red light from their tent …
Silent luminous object over Auvergne in 1978
In November 1978, several people in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region witnessed a luminous object composed of different-colored lights moving without an…
Silent orange light in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, 1978
On November 6, 1978, three people in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais (Vendée) observed an orange luminous object moving slowly across the sky without producin…
Descending colorful trail across France in 1978
In the early hours of November 8, 1978, multiple witnesses across France reported a luminous phenomenon that crossed the sky rapidly, leaving a colorf…
Bright ball with fiery trail over Javerdat
On the night of November 14, 1978, at 22:14, a witness in Javerdat (Haute-Vienne) observed a bright ball crossing the sky from southeast to northwest …
Luminous object over Poindimié and failed underwater search
Between 14:30 and 15:30 on November 15, 1978, several people in New Caledonia spotted a luminous object moving from southwest to northeast. Some witne…
Violet ball near Mont Cimon in La Mure
Over three nights in November 1978—the 18th, 19th, and 21st—two witnesses in La Mure (Isère) observed a violet luminous ball near Mont Cimon. The obje…
Bright rectangular object in the sky over Saint-Junien
In November 1978, a witness in Saint-Junien (Haute-Vienne) spotted a bright rectangular object against an overcast sky. Initially stationary, it then …
Venus confusion resolved decades later in Marolles-les-Saint-Calais
On November 21, 1978, shortly after 6:15 AM, two witnesses in Sarthe observed a circular, red luminous phenomenon that slowly rose from the horizon an…
Intense light over a meadow in Pierrefort
Early in the morning of December 3, 1978, three people in Cantal observed a strong light illuminating a meadow, accompanied by red and blue flashes. G…
Slow luminous shape over Saint-Fons
Between December 6 and 9, 1978, a witness in Saint-Fons (Rhône) observed a luminous shape moving very slowly from east to south. There were no other t…
Bright object seen from an aircraft near Combs-la-Ville
In December 1978, during a flight from Rome to Paris, a passenger spotted a bright, elongated object moving from right to left below the aircraft. Upo…
Pendular luminous phenomenon witnessed by gendarmes in Roussillon
At 6:40 AM on December 10, 1978, several witnesses—including gendarmes—observed a luminous phenomenon in the western sky displaying a pendular, ascend…
Fast silent luminous phenomenon over several areas of France
On December 11, 1978, witnesses across several areas of France reported a luminous phenomenon moving rapidly across the sky without any sound. The obj…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in Meaux
From his balcony in Meaux, a witness observed on December 19, 1978, a luminous point in the sky that moved gently and disappeared around 9:45 AM, like…
Pink traces and spinning objects over Aramon
Around 22:15 on December 20, 1978, a witness in Aramon (Gard) observed long pink traces in the sky followed by two spinning top-shaped objects rotatin…
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