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Lights and a grounded dome near Mortemart
On March 19, 1967, around 11 p.m., a motorist driving near Mortemart spotted a bright object moving silently toward the southeast. He stopped for abou…
Disc with orbiting satellites seen through a telescope in Nantes
One evening in October 1969, three people in Nantes noticed a bright object in the sky. One witness examined it through a high-powered telescope and d…
Ball of light overtaking a plane in Martinique
Sometime between late 1969 and July 1970, two people in Fort-de-France watched a white ball of light that appeared to follow an aircraft arriving from…
Saucer and luminous cigar over the Landes in 1970
One night in July 1970, a witness in the Landes region spotted two distinct objects in the sky. The first was a white or aluminum-colored saucer, six …
A child and the saucer of Neuves-Maisons in 1971
On November 2, 1971, a child barely six and a half years old saw an object he described as a saucer with two rows of windows. It moved in a straight l…
Fast luminous sphere over the Ain region in 1972
In December 1972, two people driving through the Ain region saw a round, luminous object with a white-yellow color and blue tones cross the sky at hig…
Multicolored lights over the port of Nouméa in 1973
In 1973, a child and his parents observed multicolored lights hanging motionless over Magenta harbor in Nouméa. The lights seemed related to an aircra…
Stationary white object on a rural road near Carcès
Between 1973 and 1976, a lone witness walking along a rural road in Carcès saw a white object hovering a few meters above the ground with no engine no…
Three stationary light points over the coast of Concarneau
Between May and June of 1974 or 1975, a witness observed from a fifth-floor apartment in Concarneau three stationary luminous points at roughly 200–30…
Large silver sphere with satellites over Saint-Gilles
On October 13, 1974, students at a school in Saint-Gilles alerted their teacher to something unusual in the sky. Stepping outside, she saw a large sil…
Black tube with red zones over Sougé-le-Ganelon in 1974
In November 1974, a driver and passenger in Sarthe saw a black tube-shaped object with three bright red zones. It moved slowly and silently, hovering …
Spinning object with erratic trajectory in Montpellier
In January 1975, several witnesses in Montpellier saw an object that appeared to spin on its axis while slowly descending toward the horizon, then rap…
Silent circular object at low altitude in Saint-Jean-d'Angély
In February 1975, two people in Saint-Jean-d'Angély observed a luminous circular object roughly one meter across moving silently at low altitude from …
Bright points and the Venus-Jupiter conjunction of February 17, 1975
Between 7:20 and 7:50 p.m. on February 17, 1975, witnesses across several French departments reported one or two intensely bright, silent luminous poi…
Oscillating luminous sphere in Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Near midnight on February 18, 1975, a witness in the Tarn department saw a luminous sphere oscillating silently in a vertical motion, alarming him. Th…
Venus-Jupiter conjunction mistaken for a UFO in Vernoux-en-Vivarais
Two witnesses observed a circular luminous phenomenon in clear skies over several consecutive days. Some observations were made with a magnifying lens…
Orange phenomenon over Jeumont linked to Belgian industry
On Friday, September 26, 1975, several witnesses in the Nord region reported an orange phenomenon in the sky. The gendarmerie investigated after a pre…
Luminous circular shape crossing the Aisne sky in 1976
Around 7:45 p.m. on January 1, 1976, several people traveling by public transport in the Aisne region saw an intensely lit circular shape cross the sk…
Disparate testimonies and a close encounter in Domène
In January 1976, several witnesses in the Isère area reported sightings of luminous objects after an article appeared in the local press. Each person …
Truncated globe at dawn in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
On January 9, 1976, at 7:50 a.m., a motorist and his wife in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, saw a bright object they described as a globe with a truncated top…
Stationary luminous sphere at dawn in Grimaud
On January 10, 1976, between 7:50 and 8:50 a.m., two people in the Var department observed a very bright spherical object hovering above the horizon. …
Elongated silent red object over Valbonnais
In January 1976, a witness in Valbonnais observed through binoculars an elongated red object moving silently. The sighting recurred on January 15 at t…
Silent object over the woods of Neuville-Saint-Vaast
In January 1976, a farmer in Neuville-Saint-Vaast spotted an unknown object moving slowly and silently over nearby woods from east to west. During the…
Phosphorescent orange disc in the Espalion valley
On the night of January 19, 1976, a resident of Aveyron watched a disc-shaped object roughly 2.50 metres across, glowing phosphorescent orange, for ab…
Green and orange flashes over Chantonnay explained as Sirius
Between 7:40 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on January 24, 1976, several people — including gendarmes — watched a luminous object displaying green and orange fla…
Green emerald sphere over Chambourg-sur-Indre
On January 31, 1976, a witness in Chambourg-sur-Indre saw a circular luminous object of emerald-green hue surrounded by a reddish halo, travelling sil…
Silvery white light over the Alps of Haute-Provence
On February 3, 1976, several witnesses in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region saw a silvery-white light rise above a hill and gradually vanish behind t…
Stationary object with silhouettes at Châteaurenard
On February 5, 1976, two people in Châteaurenard saw a luminous object hovering motionless roughly 25 metres from their house and 15 metres above the …
Luminous mass near Luçon identified as the Moon
At around 2:05 a.m. on February 8, 1976, a driver and passengers spotted a luminous shape near Luçon in Vendée, which they described as two stacked ho…
Brief red flash over Billom
At about 8:50 p.m. on February 17, 1976, a motorist in Billom saw a red luminous object moving rapidly from north to south at low altitude. The sighti…
Metallic spheres found on a beach in Marie-Galante
In March 1976, a restaurant manager on the island of Marie-Galante alerted the gendarmerie after discovering two shiny spheres partially buried on the…
Oval object with a dome over Thuir
In March 1976, a motorist and passengers in Thuir observed a large oval-shaped luminous object topped by a dome, moving from east to west. It remained…
Electrical failure and metallic cloud in Saint-Denis, Réunion
On the morning of March 27, 1976, a military officer driving in Saint-Denis, Réunion, experienced a sudden engine shutdown — all dashboard indicators …
Orange object photographed over Roanne
At 5:10 p.m. on March 29, 1976, a witness in Roanne observed and photographed a circular orange object crossing the sky from north to south. It moved …
White trail and smoke over the sea at Saint-Paul, Réunion
At around 5:20 p.m. on April 1, 1976, several people in Saint-Paul, Réunion, saw a white trail that appeared to plunge into the sea, leaving a dense g…
False landing trace at Pont-Sainte-Maxence
In April 1976, a witness near a sports ground in Pont-Sainte-Maxence reported seeing a shiny aluminium-coloured object emitting light that shifted fro…
Repeated sightings and marks at Laroque-Timbaut
Between April and June 1976, a resident of Lot-et-Garonne experienced a series of unusual episodes near Laroque-Timbaut. He first saw a silent, cigar-…
Stationary orange phenomenon above the bell tower of Criel-sur-Mer
A data-poor case. On April 15, 1976, between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m., a single witness watched an orange luminous phenomenon hover motionless over a church…
Green discs, wind gust and snowfall at Eymet
In April 1976, a couple walking in the Dordogne countryside heard a loud rush of air and saw two green luminous discs appear roughly 300 metres away. …
Bright elongated object over Charente-Maritime
A brief, vague case. On May 24, 1976, two witnesses in Charente-Maritime watched a bright, elongated object making back-and-forth movements in the sky…
Two red cone-shaped balls in the Gers sky
A very limited case. At about 2:00 a.m. on May 19, 1976, a witness in the Gers saw two cone-shaped red balls moving from north to east. No ground trac…
Silent luminous fall over Provency
On June 6, 1976, a motorist in the Yonne region watched a luminous phenomenon fall at constant speed for a few seconds before ending in a visual explo…
Cigar-shaped object sighted over Dieppe
A slim case. On June 18, 1976, at about 9:30 p.m., two people in Dieppe saw an elongated cigar-shaped luminous object flying at low altitude and stead…
Silent red light over the Bischwiller refinery
On June 22, 1976, several people in a car saw a red light moving rapidly and silently at high altitude. The phenomenon hovered over an oil terminal, s…
Recurring night-time phenomena at Joncy attributed to a vehicle
In June 1976, a resident of Joncy in Saône-et-Loire reported recurring nocturnal luminous phenomena accompanied by engine noise. The gendarmerie inves…
Long-duration oval object over Pont-du-Casse
In June 1976, a witness in the Lot-et-Garonne department watched a high-altitude oval luminous object for over an hour. It appeared to consist of two …
Three luminous spheres over Cholet
On July 2, 1976, a married couple in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, spotted three luminous spheres moving northeast at an estimated distance of 500 meters. T…
Bright green sphere over Avallon
On July 7, 1976, around 7:20 PM, a witness and his grandson observed a bright green spherical object moving from north to south. The sighting lasted a…
Circular ground marks of unknown origin near Entrevaux
In late July 1976, a hunter visited a site near Entrevaux in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence after a shepherd reported strange ground marks he had found o…
Red object with black band hovering low near Épinal
In the early hours of July 10, 1976, a motorist driving through the Vosges region spotted an unknown object hovering at low altitude over the road. He…
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