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UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers whose structured evidence fields reference photographs, images, film, or video. Media presence is context only; original source pixels and provenance remain authoritative and derivatives never replace them.

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491 of 1,826 public dossiers fall into this collection (26.9%). 481 record a published resolution, 375 include structured sensor context, and 61 record multiple witnesses or an explicit plural-witness marker. These are archive characteristics, not evidence grades.

Collection491
Share of archive26.9%
Published resolution481
Sensor context375
Multi-witness61
Most common recorded forms Light 214 Sphere 94 Other 81 Oval 22
Most represented decades 2010s 239 2020s 158 2000s 62 1990s 15
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2480 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B691-4091-976F
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2480

Belle-Isle-en-Terre spherical luminous object observation

A single witness observed a very bright, spherical white luminous object in the eastern sky from a garden. The object reportedly grew larger and disappeared toward the east after approximate...

Belle-Isle-en-Terre // 2025 // GEIPAN classification B: probable satellite flare; two...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2479 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4995-6323-A1D6
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2479

Reported observation of a light aircraft in Saint-Priest-Taurion

A witness reported seeing what initially appeared to be a white aircraft entering clouds, disappearing for several seconds, and reappearing in the opposite direction without an apparent turn...

Saint-Priest-Taurion // 2025 // PIPER P24 Comanche-type light aircraft; GEIPAN classifi...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2478 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5CC9-E32D-0FBA
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2478

Vinneuf Moon-setting observation — 6 September 2025

GEIPAN records a witness-reported unusual phenomenon toward the southwest from Vinneuf at around 5:00 a.m.; the witness took several photographs. GEIPAN’s analysis identified the phenomenon...

Vinneuf, Yonne department, Burgundy // 2025 // The setting Moon; GEIPAN classified the case as A.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2477 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7727-7EF2-B112
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2477

Cachan aligned-lights observation — 12 September 2025

A witness in Cachan, Val-de-Marne, reported seeing an elongated horizontal formation of aligned lights between 09:44 and 09:46. The reported lights had constant medium-level brightness, no c...

Cachan, Val-de-Marne // 2025 // GEIPAN classification C; possible aircraft or transient...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2476 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8E9A-1745-0814
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2476

Intermittent luminous points observed from Roquebrune-sur-Argens

On September 14, 2025, three witnesses observed intermittent white, highly luminous points appearing and disappearing in different sectors of the sky from their homes in Roquebrune-sur-Argen...

Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur // 2025 // Aircraft landing lights: two aircraft approaching head-...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2458 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A67A-F47B-FDD4
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2458

Maizières-lès-Metz: reported yellow-orange luminous balls

The GEIPAN case record reports that witnesses observed several silent yellow-orange luminous balls moving across the sky at around 10:30 p.m. on 1 October 2011. One witness recorded mobile-p...

Maizières-lès-Metz, Moselle, Lorraine // 2011 // Probable passage of Thai lanterns; GEIPAN classificatio...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2454 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D62C-78CC-ACF1
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2454

Reported orange ball observation from Benesse to Angresse

GEIPAN records that a motorist reportedly observed an orange-colored ball moving across the sky at around 6:20 a.m. The witness reportedly photographed the luminous phenomenon, which alterna...

Aquitaine region, Landes department // 2011 // GEIPAN classified the case B as a probable observation...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2450 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2C2C-D302-D31B
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2450

Lançon-Provence reported silent orange luminous phenomenon

A witness reported seeing a large, bright orange, slightly ovoid luminous phenomenon pass overhead without audible sound. The reported phenomenon appeared as a widened V with regularly space...

LANCON-PROVENCE // 2015 // GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as a pr...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2446 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
FC92-9E25-1297
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2446

Lourdes red-orange light observation

On December 25, 2015, at 6:40 p.m., two witnesses in Lourdes observed a silent red-orange luminous object crossing the clear sky for one to two minutes. It followed an irregular east-to-west...

Lourdes // 2015 // GEIPAN classification B: probable Thai lantern; GEIPAN...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2445 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
47DF-D8A8-A27B
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2445

Reported luminous-point observation at Banassac on 26 December 2015

A witness reported seeing a silent, fixed orangish luminous point at about 8:30 p.m. that moved rapidly southward and disappeared behind a hill, followed by up to four luminous points disapp...

Banassac // 2015 // Probable Thai lanterns; GEIPAN classification B.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2444 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1906-02DD-6A4F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2444

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey orange object observation

On 27 December 2015, a motorist reportedly observed an orange fluorescent, upturned-soup-plate-shaped object. It appeared stationary, was surrounded by an orange halo, then moved southwest w...

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey // 2015 // GEIPAN class B: probable Thai lantern; explanation not...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2442 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4B6E-9A0B-AF87
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2442

Serviers-et-Labaume bright red light observation

A female motorist reportedly observed a large, bright red dot descending very slowly along a gently curved trajectory for approximately 30 seconds while driving northwest, shortly before sun...

Serviers-et-Labaume // 2015 // Probable sunlight reflected from a high-altitude aircra...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2431 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
32E8-6F7A-9886
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2431

Valensole unknown craft observation and ground traces

A GEIPAN-sourced record states that on 1965-07-01 at 5:45 a.m., a farmer in a lavender field heard a whistling sound and saw an unknown dark, matte craft resting on the ground. The farmer re...

Valensole // 1965
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2412 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A33F-E10D-6AC8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2412

Reported orange circular object over Roanne

The GEIPAN case record states that, on 29 March 1976, a witness reportedly observed and photographed an orange-colored circular object in the sky over Roanne. It reportedly moved slowly, sto...

Roanne // 1976 // GEIPAN classification C; listed phenomenon type: lack o...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2403 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
39A8-A044-0D09
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2403

Reported red light observation near Bischwiller on 22 June 1976

Several people in a car reportedly observed a red light moving rapidly and silently at high altitude at around 10:15 p.m. The reported light was stationary above an oil-terminal/refinery are...

Near Bischwiller and the Herrlisheim-Drusenheim refinery/oil-terminal area, Alsace, Bas-Rhin // 1976
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2383 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
77C4-6AFA-5835
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2383

Pierrefonds orange lights observation (reported Thai lanterns)

The GEIPAN case record concerns two people who observed a group of orange-colored points of light near Pierrefonds at around 11:30 p.m. on 23 July 2011. Video, photographs, and the reported...

Pierrefonds, Picardy, Oise // 2011 // Thai lanterns, probably released in the Compiègne fores...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2371 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3EC9-2796-85BE
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2371

Four lights appearing in photographs at La Seyne-sur-Mer

GEIPAN records that a witness noticed four lights in photographs taken on 26 August 2011, although the lights were not directly seen when the photographs were taken. The source explains the...

La Seyne-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Var // 2011 // Ghost images of streetlights produced by internal refle...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2356 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8B43-B837-981F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2356

Saint-Germain-en-Laye photographs — black spots explained as birds

On 2007-07-07, a witness later found unexplained spots in three wedding photographs and submitted them to the Saint-Germain-en-Laye police station. GEIPAN classified the case as A and identi...

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2007 // Birds passing through the frame, producing photographic...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2351 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
856C-C631-82A2
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2351

HADOL (88): dark oval image recorded in countryside video

On 25 July 2007, a witness later reported noticing a brief dark gray oval or round image in video footage taken during a countryside outing by car; the witness did not see it while recording...

Lorraine region, Vosges department // 2007 // GEIPAN classified the case as a video artifact, consist...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2346 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
6202-CF18-11D7
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2346

Chambley-Bussière photograph anomaly, reported as a balloon

A participant later noticed a spot in photographs taken during the Chambley-Bussière hot-air-balloon event. There was no visual observation when the photograph was taken. A later pilot testi...

Chambley-Bussière, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle // 2007 // Child’s balloon, specifically reported in pilot testimo...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2339 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8492-EEE4-3CC3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2339

Orange luminous phenomenon photographed near Puy de Dôme

On January 1, 2008, a motorist photographed the Puy de Dôme from inside a car using a mobile phone. An orange luminous phenomenon was later noticed in the photograph and reported to GEIPAN,...

Puy de Dôme // 2008 // Reflection from interior vehicle lighting
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2330 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E92E-DFE0-9EAB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2330

Photograph of a pigeon mistaken for an object in Paris

On 2008-03-09, an amateur photographer in Paris photographed an elliptical, almost round object from a window as part of a rapid five-image sequence. Reviewing photographs 4 and 5 showed tha...

Paris // 2008 // Pigeon captured as a photographic artifact; GEIPAN clas...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2318 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0AB2-D19E-53F4
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2318

Reported two-light observation above Rodez, 18 April 2008

The GEIPAN case record reports that a resident of Rodez observed two lights above the city at 12:43 a.m. during the night of 17–18 April 2008. The observer viewed them through a telescope, r...

Rodez // 2008 // GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable information a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2317 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1515-77BC-90BD
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2317

Nancy observation of three yellow-orange luminous points

On 19 April 2008 at around 9:20 p.m., three people observed three large yellow-orange luminous points moving slowly in the sky. The points suddenly disappeared, and no particular sound was h...

Nancy (54) // 2008 // GEIPAN case B: probable observation of flying lanterns;...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2316 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DFD9-CA45-DF79
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2316

Photographic spot in cloud photographs near Pornichet

On April 20, 2008, a passenger photographed clouds through a car windshield. A spot was later noticed in the photographs, although it was not visually observed while the photographs were tak...

Pornichet // 2008 // Possible windshield defect or insect; GEIPAN classifica...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2315 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8AD2-B11F-3640
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2315

Reported luminous phenomenon photographed from inside a vehicle near Mauze-sur-le-Mignon

A motorist reportedly photographed a luminous phenomenon from inside a vehicle on 20 April 2008. The photograph reached GEIPAN through an indirect witness; the direct witness did not provide...

Mauze-sur-le-Mignon (79) // 2008 // Probably sunlight reflected on the windshield and/or ca...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2314 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
05C1-672A-F4C7
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2314

Pornichet photographic observation, 23 April 2008

A witness noticed unexplained spots in photographs taken beside a beach at around 4:15 p.m., without visually observing the objects. The case involved two different photographed objects: a p...

Pornichet, France // 2008 // GEIPAN classification B: probable bird in the first pho...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2305 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
08CC-12E4-73DA
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2305

Reported orange gaseous phenomenon transforming into an electric ball

On 28 July 2008, a single witness reportedly observed a silent orange gaseous-looking phenomenon or cloud with a black outline. The witness said it was initially motionless, moved closer, an...

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) // 2008
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2304 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3F5F-E492-FE48
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2304

Dark lenticular object observation in Paris

The GEIPAN case record reports that two people observed and filmed a dark, lenticular-shaped mass from an apartment in Paris on 30 July 2008. It was initially stationary, then moved toward C...

Paris, Île-de-France // 2008 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a ball...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2303 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BD90-B071-7255
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2303

Féchain sky observation, 15 August 2008

A sourced case record describes a witness observation of an object in the sky over Féchain at around 6:30 p.m. on 15 August 2008. The witness provided three photographs and no other testimon...

Féchain // 2008 // Probable observation of a balloon, according to GEIPAN...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2297 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D62A-9F23-6ADC
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2297

Reported gray sphere in amateur camcorder video near BUC

A GEIPAN case description reports that a private individual filmed a helicopter and later noticed a gray sphere throughout the recording. The assessment states, with near certainty, that the...

Île-de-France region, Yvelines department // 2008 // Photographic artifact, most probably an insect or bird,...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2290 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BCF8-C7B7-4C97
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2290

Reported scintillating point of light over Blanquefort

GEIPAN's sourced case record reports that a person observed a scintillating point of light over Blanquefort on 30 October 2011, between 3:10 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. The object appeared stationary...

Blanquefort (33), France // 2011 // Highly probably a Météo-France weather balloon
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2278 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
04CD-2AFB-BAAE
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2278

Mulhouse luminous UAP observation — 15 August 2024

A luminous UAP was reported in Mulhouse with two fixed red lights framing a flashing green light. It was initially motionless above a neighboring house, then reportedly accelerated suddenly...

Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace // 2024 // GEIPAN assessed the observation as probably involving a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2277 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0C0E-43F2-6F9C
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2277

Reported luminous disk and rectangular lights observed near Novalaise

T1 and T1's partner reportedly observed a silent luminous disk through a window in Novalaise on 17 August 2024. According to T1, it separated into several rectangles that moved westward acro...

Novalaise // 2024 // GEIPAN considered a sky-tracer observation probable; th...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2273 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A873-38F1-B3CE
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2273

Antran luminous points observation, explained as reflected Futuroscope show lights

On 29 August 2024 at around 10:40 p.m., two witnesses in Antran, Vienne, observed luminous points crossing a slightly cloudy sky. GEIPAN classified the case A and explained the observation a...

Antran, Vienne // 2024 // Lights from Futuroscope’s nighttime show “La Clé des So...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2272 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2F8E-9B37-A955
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2272

Porchères orange lights, 31 August 2024

GEIPAN records that a single witness in a garden in Porchères observed several orange lights appearing and disappearing rapidly at low elevation between the south and west during an approach...

Porchères // 2024 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of anti-h...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2270 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9C1E-28D8-D73E
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2270

Sainghin-en-Weppes reported observation of circular and V-shaped objects

On September 7, 2024, GEIPAN documented a reported observation in Sainghin-en-Weppes. Witnesses identified as T1 and T2, described as father and son, reportedly observed a black circular, do...

Sainghin-en-Weppes, Nord department, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region // 2024 // GEIPAN classified the case as A and explained it as an...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2269 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
64F8-A026-3203
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
RECTANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2269

Reported luminous-object observation over Ambres, classified as an airliner

On September 9, 2024, T1 reported seeing an intense luminous point and a white-light beam moving toward the witness over Ambres. T1 described red, blue, and white lights, a white luminous re...

Ambres, Tarn department, Midi-Pyrénées region // 2024 // Airliner approaching Toulouse Airport, assessed as cons...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2268 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9A01-5A04-EDF8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2268

Moon-crossing aircraft observation at Emancé

On 14 September 2024, a resident of Emancé and his children observed an object or objects with navigation lights crossing in front of the Moon. The reported appearance included an elongated...

Emancé, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2024 // Vueling A321 airliner, flight VLG43PQ
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2267 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4248-8598-2A63
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2267

Observation of a gray point above a tree from the N145

On September 15, 2024, at around 8:42 p.m., a motorist traveling on the N145 between Saint-Priest-la-Plaine and La Souterraine observed and photographed a gray point that appeared immobile b...

N145, from Saint-Priest-la-Plaine toward La Souterraine, France // 2024 // LTU-1 gas balloon from the 2024 Gordon Bennett Cup
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2263 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
430B-4D32-542B
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2263

Luminous halo observed from aircraft over the ocean

At 08:00 UTC on 15 October 2024, a witness in an aircraft cockpit reported a very intense luminous halo over the ocean, appearing approximately Moon-sized. It moved generally eastward toward...

over the ocean, from the cockpit of an aircraft crossing the ocean // 2024 // Observation of the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 la...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2261 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AE9D-D15D-A43C
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2261

Reported stationary luminous points between Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade and Aix-en-Provence

On 9 November 2024 at approximately 18:54, a witness reported photographing several stationary luminous points in the sky while traveling by vehicle between Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade and Aix-en...

the area between Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade and Aix-en-Provence // 2024 // Ground-based projectors, or skytrackers, illuminating a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2260 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C0E1-9116-BF61
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2260

Épernay luminous UAP observation — probable drone

A luminous object was observed in Épernay on November 11, 2024, in a cloudy nocturnal sky. The single witness photographed and filmed it; reported movements included moving away, disappearin...

Épernay // 2024 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a dron...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2258 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7B51-A785-669F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2258

Burnhaupt-le-Bas luminous observation — 24 November 2024

A single-witness observation from the municipality of Burnhaupt-le-Bas toward the Black Forest massif involved several phases of luminous phenomena. GEIPAN reported a perfect correlation bet...

Burnhaupt-le-Bas, looking toward the Black Forest massif in Germany // 2024 // GEIPAN classified the case as category A, identifying t...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2257 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B09A-B0B2-D036
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED CURVED / ARCING PATH
EARTH FILE #2257

Villefranche-sur-Mer white circular luminous phenomena

On 25 November 2024 at 19:01, a witness in Villefranche-sur-Mer observed 5 to 10 white circular luminous structures or halos toward the east-northeast. They reportedly moved in a circular pa...

Villefranche-sur-Mer // 2024 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of skytra...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2253 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F7EE-7615-6D1E
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2253

Civrac-de-Blaye observation of two luminous objects

On 23 December 2024, two luminous objects were reported in the night sky in the Aquitaine region and Gironde department. The witness reportedly described one red shape stopping above a field...

Aquitaine region and Gironde department // 2024 // GEIPAN assessed the observation as a probable observati...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2252 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CDA7-D1AD-88CA
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2252

Perpignan sky lights, 4 January 2025

A primary witness traveling by vehicle in Perpignan reportedly observed and filmed approximately ten twinkling red lights moving through the sky; the witness’s parents reportedly observed th...

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales // 2025 // Sky lanterns, according to GEIPAN’s classification and...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2248 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F38D-4F3F-F6B8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
RECTANGLEREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2248

Puilboreau luminous bar observation

On January 18, 2025, at around 6 p.m., a witness in a supermarket parking lot reported observing a luminous bar composed of yellow rectangular, window-like elements in a very cloudy sky near...

Puilboreau // 2025 // GEIPAN classification C: phenomenon unidentified due to...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2247 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DFF4-4FE9-F074
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2247

Green crescent retrospectively recorded in smartphone images near Avesnes-les-Aubert

A witness noticed a green crescent retrospectively in smartphone time-lapse images taken while photographing the Moon and Venus; the phenomenon was not seen visually. GEIPAN classified the o...

near Avesnes-les-Aubert in the Nord department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region // 2025 // GEIPAN classified it as an A-category stray lens-reflec...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2245 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7AE5-A2DC-8C6B
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
TRIANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2245

Luminous UAP reported north of Valras-Plage — 20 February 2025

GEIPAN records a reported observation from the entrance of a home north of Valras-Plage at 19:26, lasting 2–3 seconds. The reported phenomenon consisted of two reddish lights at the front of...

north of Valras-Plage // 2025 // Atmospheric reentry was assessed as the most probable h...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2244 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
377B-A79F-4D41
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2244

Reported cluster of flashing lights over Saint-Pierre identified as parachutists

On February 25, 2025, two witnesses reportedly observed a cluster of five to six white flashing points moving across the night sky over Saint-Pierre. The case included a video; GEIPAN classi...

Saint-Pierre, Réunion // 2025 // Parachutists during a nighttime military exercise, acco...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2240 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
6B7B-2D4B-0B01
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2240

Veyrier observation reported as an International Space Station passage

A witness in Veyrier, Switzerland, reported a highly luminous white light moving rapidly in a straight line from northwest toward southeast on March 26, 2025, during an observation lasting l...

Veyrier, Switzerland // 2025 // International Space Station (ISS) passage, according to...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2238 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8517-AE28-B71E
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2238

Toulouse ring-road fireball observation

GEIPAN reports that two witnesses traveling by car on the Toulouse ring road observed a very bright, fairly large white object for about four seconds on 13 April 2025 at around 9:10 p.m. The...

Toulouse ring road, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France // 2025 // Fireball; GEIPAN classification A
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2236 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3088-698F-D118
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2236

Saint-Genis-Pouilly UAP observation — probable wind-carried balloon

GEIPAN records a witness observation from a home in Saint-Genis-Pouilly on May 11, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. The witness described a white, vaporous sphere moving slowly and disappearing behind tr...

Saint-Genis-Pouilly // 2025 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a ball...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2233 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AAE3-E264-B6C0
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2233

Fréjus nighttime elongated luminous object observation

GEIPAN records a nighttime observation in Fréjus of an elongated luminous object reported as stationary at times, surrounded by blue lights, and moving in multiple directions, including asce...

Fréjus // 2025 // Probable observation of a recreational drone, according...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2232 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
ECFC-03D7-0E96
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2232

Dark Moving Object Observed Over Paris

GEIPAN records that a Paris resident, identified as T1, observed a dark object from a home terrace on June 22, 2025; T2 witnessed the end of the observation. The object reportedly moved slow...

Paris // 2025 // One or more balloons attached to each other and carried...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2231 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C0D2-B339-ADFB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2231

Reported bright orange light observation over Achères

A resident of Achères in Yvelines reportedly observed an intense, very bright orange light from a terrace during the night of June 21–22, 2025. The reported light had no clearly defined outl...

Achères, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2025 // GEIPAN classified the case B, meaning a probable observ...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2227 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1031-BBF0-5908
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2227

Spherical orange UAP observation at Chateau-Renault

On August 4, 2025, at midnight, a sole witness in a garden at Chateau-Renault (37) observed a spherical orange-colored UAP toward the southeast. It reportedly moved slowly and silently in a...

Chateau-Renault (37) // 2025 // GEIPAN classification A: very likely a sky lantern
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2226 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
56DB-6133-1D80
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2226

Reported elongated dark object above Nouméa-Magenta aerodrome

A pilot reportedly observed an unidentified elongated dark object directly above the runway at an estimated altitude of 150–200 feet. An air navigation agent and a second technical staff mem...

Nouméa-Magenta aerodrome // 2025 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a ball...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2224 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F8DB-4227-DAD5
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2224

White trail observed over Gueux on August 25, 2025

A resident of Gueux and two other witnesses observed a white trail moving in a straight line from west to east under clear nighttime skies before it gradually disappeared. Photographs docume...

Gueux, Marne department // 2025 // Orbital maneuver by the Chinese Long March 8 rocket (CZ...