UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Ardèche: 22 reports
SkyUnknown lists 22 UFO sightings in Ardèche, from 1975 to 2024, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 1993, with 3 cases.
Of the 22 cases with a conclusion from their source, 55% are explained (with certainty or probably), 36% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: stars (2); balloons (1); optical phenomena (1).
Most frequently named places: Chomérac (2) and Vernoux-en-Vivarais (2).
- cases
- 22
- unidentified
- 2
- period
- 1975–2024
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedNovember 26, 1993
Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedJuly 21, 1979
Pranles
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedSeptember 23, 2024
Banne
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Stars
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 5, 2020
Borée
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataNovember 8, 2013
Thueyts
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJanuary 7, 2013
Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataApril 8, 2011
Chomérac
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataMarch 30, 2010
Berrias-et-Casteljau
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedFebruary 3, 2010
Satillieu
Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Optical phenomena
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2024 | Banne · Ardèche | Explained | Stars |
| August 5, 2020 | Borée · Ardèche | Explained | Balloons |
| November 8, 2013 | Thueyts · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| January 7, 2013 | Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne · Ardèche | Probably explained | |
| April 8, 2011 | Chomérac · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| March 30, 2010 | Berrias-et-Casteljau · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| February 3, 2010 | Satillieu · Ardèche | Probably explained | Optical phenomena |
| March 25, 2009 | Saint-Remèze · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| December 1, 2004 | Annonay · Ardèche | Probably explained | |
| June 26, 2002 | Chomérac · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| November 26, 1993 | Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut · Ardèche | Unexplained | |
| August 19, 1993 | Châteaubourg · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| July 24, 1993 | Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès · Ardèche | Explained | |
| October 18, 1992 | Félines · Ardèche | Probably explained | |
| September 24, 1990 | Privas · Ardèche | Explained | |
| October 14, 1989 | Saint-Priest · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| October 2, 1987 | Vernoux-en-Vivarais · Ardèche | Explained | |
| October 20, 1985 | Barjac · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| May 8, 1980 | Toulaud · Ardèche | Explained | Planets |
| July 21, 1979 | Pranles · Ardèche | Unexplained | |
| May 28, 1977 | Coux · Ardèche | Probably explained | |
| February 25, 1975 | Vernoux-en-Vivarais · Ardèche | Explained | Stars |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method