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Plancoët 1979, white mass and orange lights heading east
Between 9:15 and 9:30 PM on December 6, 1979, several people in Plancoët (Côtes-d'Armor) first observed a white luminous mass moving from west to east…
Neuvy-le-Roi 1979, the Moon mistaken for a UFO
On December 7, 1979, at 9:15 PM, several motorists in Neuvy-le-Roi (Indre-et-Loire) reported a luminous phenomenon in the sky. Descriptions varied: a …
Arc-sur-Tille 1979, blue crescent near the ground
In December 1979, two witnesses in Côte-d'Or saw a blue and white crescent-shaped object hovering just a few meters above the ground near a forest, ab…
Paris 1979, orange saucer with violet trail
A night guard in Paris spotted on December 12, 1979, a saucer-shaped object with a slightly domed center and tapered edges. Orange in color, it left a…
Villemontais 1979, six bright ovals in formation
On December 14, 1979, a young motorcyclist saw six bright oval-shaped objects cross the sky in a three-by-three formation before disappearing westward…
Haucourt-Moulaine 1979, intermittent lights seen by a family
In December 1979, a French family watched three luminous objects switching on and off for fifteen minutes. The testimonies agree on the basics but con…
Le Vigen 1979, reddish mass identified as the Sun
In December 1979, three people in Haute-Vienne saw a very bright reddish mass that changed shape before disappearing into the clouds. The sky was over…
Sondernach 1979, lights linked by streamers on New Year's Eve
On the night of December 31, 1979, between 11:15 PM and 1:00 AM, two witnesses observed two lights in the sky over Sondernach (Haut-Rhin) connected by…
Triangle with red smoke trails over Metz in 1979
On December 3, 1979, around 4:50 PM, two witnesses observed a triangular object trailing two red smoke plumes. It briefly hovered over a radio tower b…
Eight multicolored objects over Pithiviers in 1979
On December 2, 1979, around 6:30 PM, a couple in Pithiviers observed eight flying objects roughly the size of an airplane. They emitted a whistling so…
Luminous ball chases a truck on the D110 road near Annot
In December 1979, a butcher driving his truck along the D110 road between Braux and Annot in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence saw a luminous ball that appe…
Orange ball with erratic movements in Decize
On December 5, 1979, a witness in Decize (Nièvre) observed an orange-sized ball with orange reflections. It spun on its axis while alternately rising …
Cigar-shaped luminous object over Nantes in 1979
At 2 AM on December 15, 1979, a witness observed from the third floor of their apartment in Nantes an orange luminous object. They described it as a v…
Orange balls and howling dogs at a military base near Compiègne
In the early hours of January 1, 1980, several on-duty soldiers in the Oise region witnessed a luminous phenomenon that recurred three times — at 11:1…
Red morning ball over Neuilly-en-Thelle in 1980
On January 3, 1980, at 8:05 AM, a witness in Neuilly-en-Thelle spotted a red ball in the sky while closing their shutters. The object disappeared behi…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in the Oise region
In January 1980, several witnesses in the Oise region observed a bright sphere hanging motionless in the clear sky before it drifted slowly and silent…
Venus observation at Le Croisic in January 1980
Between January 10 and 16, 1980, several people, including gendarmes, observed a bright circular object in the sky above Le Croisic. It shone intensel…
Silent saucer sighted by a customs officer near Étauliers
On January 13, 1980, at 7:10 AM, a customs officer driving through the Gironde region spotted a saucer-shaped object with flashing lights at its edges…
Probable Venus observation at Bernaville in 1980
On January 16, 1980, several witnesses in Bernaville (Somme) observed a very bright white ball in the southwestern sky. The object appeared to change …
Luminous object with radio interference at Le Loroux-Bottereau
On January 20, 1980, a witness in Loire-Atlantique observed for seven minutes an object first described as cylindrical with dark fins, which then took…
Multicolored luminous phenomena in the Antilles in 1980
In January 1980, over two consecutive days between 6 and 7 PM, several witnesses in Martinique and Guadeloupe observed luminous phenomena leaving mult…
Probable Venus observation at Fay-de-Bretagne in 1980
On January 27, 1980, several witnesses in Fay-de-Bretagne saw an orange luminous ball near the horizon that flickered occasionally. It was visible bet…
Low-altitude orange sphere at Raon-aux-Bois in 1980
On January 28, 1980, at 4:15 AM, a witness driving near Raon-aux-Bois spotted an orange spherical object about forty meters above the ground and one h…
Ascending luminous points over Rouen in 1980
In January 1980, a witness in Rouen contacted the gendarmerie to report two luminous points brighter than stars slowly ascending in the sky. The genda…
Venus identified as a UFO at Bourgneuf-en-Retz in 1980
On January 5, 1980, several witnesses and gendarmes in Bourgneuf-en-Retz observed a very bright light in the afternoon sky that appeared to change sha…
Venus confusion in Cannes on New Year's night 1980
On the night of January 1, 1980, a motorist in Cannes observed a luminous object he described as a ball of thread with black squares between the filam…
Belated recollection of a luminous ball on the A7 motorway
A case with very limited data. In July 2008, a witness recalled an experience from 1980 or 1981 while traveling with two family members along the Lyon…
Probable waning Moon observation at Ambierle in 1980
On February 13, 1980, at 5:40 AM, a postal worker in Ambierle (Loire) observed a crescent-shaped, yellow-orange light in the clear sky, moving slowly …
Red and white spheres over Le Thillot in 1980
On February 15, 1980, around 8:35 PM, a witness in Le Thillot (Vosges) observed two luminous balls — one red, one white — hovering motionless over a b…
Orange light sighted by soldiers at Évreux in 1980
Three on-duty soldiers reported an unidentified flying object over Évreux on February 16, 1980, between 1:00 and 1:30 AM. They were uncertain of its s…
Moon and Venus mistaken for a UFO at Châteaudun in 1980
In February 1980, several witnesses in Châteaudun observed a whitish ball surrounded by a misty halo, hovering near a crescent-shaped object. After a …
Confusion with the setting Moon at Les Sables-d'Olonne in 1980
In the early hours of February 24, 1980, a group of young people in Les Sables-d'Olonne saw an orange light moving through the pine trees toward the Î…
Cussey-sur-l'Ognon, bright point likely confused with Venus
On 17 February 1980 at 20:45, a witness noticed a round, fixed, yellowish point in the sky, brighter and larger than the surrounding stars. The observ…
White spheres and a disturbing encounter in Melun
In February 1980, a witness in Melun reported three nocturnal appearances of white spheres that seemed to follow his car, leaving a trail before vanis…
Valentigney, brooch-shaped luminous object
Between 20:30 and 21:40 on 29 February 1980, two witnesses in Doubs repeatedly observed a high-altitude object made up of multiple spheres. They liken…
Saint-Paul-aux-Bois, variable light reclassified as Venus
In March 1980, four witnesses at Saint-Paul-aux-Bois observed a luminous object that varied in intensity and colour. Three described a descending traj…
Saint-Porchaire, red lights and electrical disturbances
Several luminous phenomena occurred in Saint-Porchaire during March 1980. On the 3rd, a woman and her daughter saw a silent red sphere moving along th…
Corte (Corsica), luminous sphere explained as Venus
A couple driving between Favello and Corte in March 1980 saw a saucer-shaped luminous sphere roughly 100–200 metres from their car. The object appeare…
Saint-Menges, luminous phenomenon attributed to an aircraft
In March 1980, a motorist and his son in the Ardennes noticed a luminous phenomenon that seemed to approach and grow in size, causing them to panic. T…
Aix-en-Provence, unexplained circular object
On 17 March 1980, three people spotted a very bright circular object moving slowly from south to north over Aix-en-Provence. Its shape drew the witnes…
L'Éguille, unidentified yellow light in Charente-Maritime
In March 1980, three witnesses in Charente-Maritime watched a yellow light below the cloud layer for nearly half an hour. The phenomenon's complete si…
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, yellowish sphere identified as Venus
In March 1980, several military personnel in Maine-et-Loire watched a yellowish sphere larger than a star emitting intense rays of light for about an …
La Source, unexplained triangular object over Loiret
In March 1980, a motorist and a passenger spotted a dark triangular object over the Loiret département. Red and white lights flashed at its extremitie…
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, lights explained by signage and headlights
At 22:20 on 23 March 1980, several witnesses alerted police to bright lights apparently moving near the ground close to the Mont Caume television towe…
Fay-le-Clos, bright sphere over Drôme identified as Venus
Several people travelling in two cars through the Drôme region in March 1980 observed a very bright sphere with green reflections and shapes they desc…
Nogent-le-Rotrou, rectangular shape observed by police officers
After finishing their shift on 10 March 1980, officers received a call about a strange light on the road to Authon. They found nothing on site, but on…
Grandfontaine, luminous sphere explained as a lunar illusion
A couple driving through Doubs between 20:30 and 20:45 on 3 March 1980 saw a luminous sphere roughly the size of the setting sun. The phenomenon vanis…
Ottmarsheim, reddish sphere consistent with Mars
At around 21:45 on 4 March 1980, several witnesses in Ottmarsheim saw a fixed reddish-orange sphere in the sky, roughly five times larger and brighter…
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, luminous sphere with fan-like sound
In April 1980, several witnesses in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine saw a luminous sphere that remained stationary for twenty minutes before drifting slowly …
Saint-Usuge, reddish light over the Seille explained as the Moon
In the early hours of 7 April 1980, two people driving near Saint-Usuge spotted a very low reddish light that seemed to follow the course of the River…
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