UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Drôme: 32 reports
SkyUnknown lists 32 UFO sightings in Drôme, from 1977 to 2023, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2012, with 3 cases.
Of the 32 cases with a conclusion from their source, 56% are explained (with certainty or probably), 34% lack the data to conclude, and 3 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (3); sky lanterns (3); planets (3).
Most frequently named places: Montélimar (3), Châteauneuf-de-Galaure (2), Aouste-sur-Sye (2), and Bourg-lès-Valence (2).
- cases
- 32
- unidentified
- 3
- period
- 1977–2023
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedJuly 8, 2008
Barret-de-Lioure
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedDecember 3, 1980
Donzère
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedFebruary 28, 1978
Chabeuil
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJune 22, 2023
Pierrelatte
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Satellites
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataMarch 29, 2019
Drôme
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedMay 25, 2017
Albon
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Stars
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedFebruary 6, 2017
Beauvoisin
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Planets
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedSeptember 2, 2016
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Stars
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 6, 2016
Bourg-lès-Valence
Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2023 | Pierrelatte · Drôme | Explained | Satellites |
| March 29, 2019 | Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| May 25, 2017 | Albon · Drôme | Explained | Stars |
| February 6, 2017 | Beauvoisin · Drôme | Explained | Planets |
| September 2, 2016 | Châteauneuf-de-Galaure · Drôme | Explained | Stars |
| August 6, 2016 | Bourg-lès-Valence · Drôme | Explained | Aircraft |
| January 1, 2015 | Romans-sur-Isère · Drôme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 28, 2014 | Bourg-lès-Valence · Drôme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 29, 2013 | Chanos-Curson · Drôme | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| August 26, 2012 | Aouste-sur-Sye · Drôme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 11, 2012 | Livron-sur-Drôme · Drôme | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| July 5, 2012 | Rémuzat · Drôme | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 26, 2011 | Loriol-sur-Drôme · Drôme | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 28, 2011 | Ferrassières · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| July 9, 2010 | Montélimar · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| May 23, 2009 | Menglon · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| March 14, 2009 | Aouste-sur-Sye · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| July 8, 2008 | Barret-de-Lioure · Drôme | Unexplained | |
| February 7, 2008 | Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| June 19, 2007 | Nyons · Drôme | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| January 19, 2002 | Montélimar · Drôme | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| June 15, 1999 | Saou · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| September 29, 1997 | Vercheny · Drôme | Probably explained | |
| February 6, 1992 | Venterol · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| October 5, 1981 | Crest · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| December 3, 1980 | Donzère · Drôme | Unexplained | |
| March 29, 1980 | Fay-le-Clos · Drôme | Explained | Planets |
| August 30, 1979 | Lus-la-Croix-Haute · Drôme | Explained | |
| January 25, 1979 | Châteauneuf-de-Galaure · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| July 8, 1978 | Montélimar · Drôme | Insufficient data | |
| February 28, 1978 | Chabeuil · Drôme | Unexplained | |
| January 1, 1977 | Châteaudouble · Drôme | Explained | Planets |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method