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Colour-changing lights over Moyenmoutier
Over several nights in December 1992, a witness and his wife observed colour-changing luminous objects with abrupt movements from Moyenmoutier (Vosges…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in the Vosges
In January 1993, several witnesses near Corcieux (Vosges) reported a very bright luminous object moving slowly in a straight line. The sighting caused…
Five luminous halos over Viry-Châtillon
On 23 July 1993, a witness looking out of a window in Viry-Châtillon (Essonne) saw five luminous halos in a cloudy sky. Each appeared roughly 1.5 metr…
Brief green-and-red flash over La Trimouille
On 18 January 1993, two people in a car saw a green light streak past at high speed over La Trimouille (Vienne). The phenomenon lasted two to three se…
Belated recollection of a luminous event in the Camargue
In April 2008, a witness recalled an observation from 1993 in the Camargue (Bouches-du-Rhône). Together with another person, he had seen a luminous ph…
Venus visible for days over Beaumont-Hague
In February 1993, several witnesses in Beaumont-Hague (Manche) noticed a fixed luminous point in the sky over several consecutive days, roughly the si…
Firefighter spots bright light from the A11 motorway
On 23 February 1993, a volunteer firefighter driving along the A11 motorway between Le Mans and Angers (Sarthe) saw a very bright light in the sky tha…
Flash and dome shape at Lusignan
In February 1993, a woman driving through the Vienne area saw an intense white flash followed by a dome-shaped object accompanied by three luminous ci…
Bicolour luminous balls over Saint-Privat
In February 1993, three witnesses in Saint-Privat (Corrèze) observed three to five silent, star-sized luminous balls shifting colour between green and…
Moon behind clouds mistaken for a UFO at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
In March 1993, a witness in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (Vendée) described a luminous phenomenon shaped like two teardrops placed head to head. The test…
Cyclone-M rocket re-entry seen from Neyrolles
In March 1993, a witness in Neyrolles (Ain) saw a luminous object cross the sky over about twenty seconds at low altitude, leaving a trail. Although a…
Bright green ball at Roissard with no subsequent trace
On 1 April 1993, a witness returning from work in Roissard (Isère) saw a very bright green ball roughly the size of a traffic light. Intrigued, he too…
Disco laser mistaken for a UFO in Lot-et-Garonne
In April 1993, several witnesses in Lot-et-Garonne alerted gendarmes about a large, persistent light in the sky lasting nearly an hour. The investigat…
Nightclub searchlight mistaken for rotating lights at Gavray
In April 1993, several witnesses in Gavray (Manche) reported white lights rotating regularly in the sky. GEIPAN's investigation determined they came f…
Bluish sphere crosses a microlight over Côte-d'Or
On 16 May 1993, two microlight passengers flying over Norges-la-Ville spotted a bluish, self-rotating sphere in the distance. Within seconds it closed…
Disco laser mistaken for UFO at Saint-Branchs
In May 1993 three car occupants near Saint-Branchs watched an elongated bluish light repeatedly sweep in front of their vehicle at headlight height fo…
Silent white disc sighted over Le Mans
On 17 May 1993 a witness in Le Mans used binoculars to watch a bright, disc-shaped object move silently at an estimated speed three to four times that…
Rectangular orange shape over Pantin
On the night of 30 May 1993 a witness on a balcony in Pantin saw a motionless orange rectangular shape in the sky for about fifteen minutes. It drifte…
Luminous objects zigzagging over Rehon
In May 1993 a mother and her son in Rehon watched six to eight luminous ovoid shapes zigzag, jump and trace circles across an overcast sky for about f…
Laser reflections mistaken for UFO at Fleurines
In June 1993 a lone witness in Fleurines watched two white lights moving rapidly across both sky and ground for over fifteen minutes, in complete sile…
Cloud of luminous dots over Marly-le-Roi
In June 1993 a family on their terrace in Marly-le-Roi watched a cloud composed of roughly one hundred luminous dots. The individual points moved amon…
Circular object with inverted-V tubes over Jausiers
In June 1993 two witnesses in Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, spotted a circular object five to six metres across with two tubes hanging in an inve…
V-shaped formations of luminous spheres over Cavaillon
On the night of 2 July 1993 two witnesses near Cavaillon saw two V-shaped formations of white luminous spheres. The objects hovered for a few seconds …
Rotating night light at Chinon attributed to a laser
In the early hours of 10 July 1993 a Chinon resident noticed a shapeless light rotating clockwise, accompanied by a faint hum. He called a friend and …
Rotating white shape at Lavazan on Bastille Day night
In the early hours of 14 July 1993 a witness in Lavazan watched a white, circular shape spin and appear to duplicate itself for about fifteen minutes.…
Night lights over Mauvezin attributed to aircraft
Three young campers at Mauvezin on the night of 15–16 July 1993 saw white, yellow and red lights in the sky on three occasions, sometimes accompanied …
Spinning luminous circles over Beuvraignes
Shortly after midnight on 18 July 1993 a witness in Beuvraignes watched three white luminous circles spinning at high speed in the sky. The display be…
Luminous spheres at Le Mas-d'Agenais traced to a spotlight
On the night of 21 July 1993 six people watched luminous spheres spinning across the sky and sweeping the horizon at Le Mas-d'Agenais. GEIPAN's invest…
Crop circles at Guigneville-sur-Essonne
In July 1993 a farmer in Essonne found precisely laid circles and straight lines in his wheat field. A witness who worked as a landscaper revealed he …
Red luminous dots and piercing noise at Lons-le-Saunier
In July 1993 a taxi driver and his passenger saw red luminous dots through the windscreen while driving through Lons-le-Saunier. When they stopped, th…
Crop circle at Palluau-sur-Indre
On 25 July 1993 a farmer in the Indre département discovered a flattened crop circle in his wheat field. The local investigation found no clear natura…
Nightclub reflector solves sighting at Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès
In the early hours of 24–25 July 1993 three witnesses at Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès watched a rotating white light with multiple bright points. The inv…
Rotating luminous triangles over Menton
Reported in 2008, this sighting took place between 1993 and 1997 with no precise date. Six people saw, between 9 and 10 p.m. under clear skies, lumino…
Intense light and physical effects at Rémilly
On 7 August 1993 at 22:45 a driver in Moselle watched a very bright, stationary white light for about one minute. When it went out he heard a whistlin…
Brief luminous sphere at L'Hôpital, Moselle
In August 1993, around 10 p.m., several witnesses at L'Hôpital in Moselle saw a spherical light roughly the size of a hot-air balloon. The object vani…
Yellow light at Hayes identified as Venus
In August 1993 a witness at Hayes, Moselle, saw a yellow luminous ball larger than a star, shaped like a disc topped by a dome, drifting slowly northe…
Stationary triangular object at Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
On 13 August 1993 a witness in Finistère saw a stationary triangular object in the sky from home. The phenomenon lasted only a few minutes and disappe…
Motionless red phenomenon near Mont Valier in Haute-Garonne
In August 1993 three witnesses saw a motionless red luminous phenomenon near Mont Valier in Haute-Garonne. One used binoculars and made out five brigh…
Vatan 1993, nocturnal lights explained by military aircraft
In August 1993, two witnesses in the Indre region of France spotted two white lights accompanied by intermittent red flashes moving slowly and silentl…
Toulouse 1993, elliptical luminous shape at dawn
At 2:30 a.m. on August 18, 1993, a witness in Toulouse observed an elliptical luminous phenomenon outlined by several light sources. It moved slowly a…
Chateaubourg 1993, three silent white lights over Ardèche
From a terrace in Ardèche on August 19, 1993, around 10 p.m., a witness spotted three white lights high in the sky. They remained visible for about si…
Varces-Allières-et-Risset 1993, colored dots likely paragliders
On August 21, 1993, at about 3:45 p.m., two witnesses saw several colored luminous dots moving extremely slowly across a clear sky. The speed was inco…
Château-Gontier 1993, static light that faded at dawn
Shortly after leaving a nightclub on August 7, 1993, three witnesses in Château-Gontier noticed a very bright, motionless point of light in the sky. T…
Montmirat 1993, loud blast and bright light at dawn
Around 6 a.m. on August 19, 1993, gendarmes in the Gard area received multiple calls reporting a very loud noise, a bright light, and a blast. Witness…
Villers-Bocage 1993, orange object that changed shape
One night in September 1993, four people in a car near Villers-Bocage saw a luminous orange object approaching like an airplane. What followed was unu…
Bourgneuf-en-Retz 1993, spinning formation caused by a nightclub
On the night of September 11–12, 1993, several residents of Bourgneuf-en-Retz saw a formation of luminous dots spinning in the sky, forming a vague sh…
Tournefeuille 1993, grass circle caused by a sprinkler
In September 1993, a homeowner in Tournefeuille found an 8-meter-diameter circle in their garden with grass uniformly bent outward in a 30-centimeter …
Piana 1993, elongated light at high speed over Corsica
Between the night of September 27 and the early hours of September 28, 1993, a witness in Piana, Corsica, saw an intense, elongated light pass at high…
Bessines-sur-Gartempe 1993, lights in a clearing attributed to a storm
In October 1993, several witnesses gathered in a garden near a forest in Bessines-sur-Gartempe saw colored lights in a nearby clearing, followed by a …
Le Portel 1993, light balls generated by a carnival laser show
On September 4, 1993, around 10:30 p.m., numerous witnesses in the Pas-de-Calais region reported a circular luminous phenomenon composed of multiple l…
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