UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Haute-Savoie: 49 reports
SkyUnknown lists 49 UFO sightings in Haute-Savoie, from 1954 to 2026, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2014, with 5 cases.
Of the 49 cases with a conclusion from their source, 78% are explained (with certainty or probably), 22% lack the data to conclude, and 0 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (6); balloons (6); sky lanterns (5).
Most frequently named places: Annecy (5), Sallanches (3), Annecy-le-Vieux (3), Annemasse (3), and Rumilly (2).
- cases
- 49
- unidentified
- 0
- period
- 1954–2026
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- ExplainedJanuary 1, 2026
Rumilly
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedNovember 17, 2024
Sallanches
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedFebruary 28, 2022
Moye
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Satellites
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJanuary 22, 2022
Annemasse
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataOctober 13, 2018
Annecy
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedSeptember 8, 2018
Sciez
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJuly 26, 2018
Annecy
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 29, 2015
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJuly 4, 2015
Saint-Jorioz
Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Planets
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Rumilly · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 17, 2024 | Sallanches · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Aircraft |
| February 28, 2022 | Moye · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Satellites |
| January 22, 2022 | Annemasse · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Balloons |
| October 13, 2018 | Annecy · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| September 8, 2018 | Sciez · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Balloons |
| July 26, 2018 | Annecy · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 29, 2015 | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois · Haute-Savoie | Explained | |
| July 4, 2015 | Saint-Jorioz · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Planets |
| April 24, 2015 | Thyez · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| April 21, 2015 | Marnaz · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Stars |
| April 11, 2015 | Meythet · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| December 21, 2014 | Allèves · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 1, 2014 | Thonon-les-Bains · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| August 30, 2014 | Bellevaux · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 12, 2014 | Valleiry · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 7, 2014 | Le Grand-Bornand · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| October 1, 2013 | Groisy · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| June 22, 2013 | Scientrier · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| May 11, 2013 | Domancy · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 16, 2013 | Annecy · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| December 17, 2012 | Cranves-Sales · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| September 16, 2012 | Bons-en-Chablais · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 4, 2012 | Archamps · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 8, 2012 | Annemasse · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Planets |
| June 13, 2011 | Annecy-le-Vieux · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| September 10, 2010 | Saint-Jorioz · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Planets |
| June 10, 2010 | Sallanches · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| June 6, 2010 | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| May 1, 2010 | Sallanches · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Balloons |
| September 26, 2009 | Thônes · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| August 14, 2009 | Morzine · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| April 25, 2009 | Rumilly · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| January 25, 2009 | Saint-Félix · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| June 30, 2007 | Annemasse · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Balloons |
| June 30, 2007 | La Roche-sur-Foron · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Balloons |
| January 17, 2005 | Annecy-le-Vieux · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | |
| May 10, 2004 | Bonneville-Annemasse · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | |
| December 3, 2002 | Annecy · Haute-Savoie | Explained | |
| October 20, 2002 | Annecy-le-Vieux · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 6, 1993 | Talloires · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| February 7, 1989 | Ballaison · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | |
| February 22, 1985 | Abondance · Haute-Savoie | Explained | |
| August 5, 1981 | Morzine · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| July 20, 1979 | Annecy · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | |
| December 7, 1978 | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 4, 1978 | Chamonix · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | |
| September 1, 1977 | Machilly · Haute-Savoie | Probably explained | |
| October 2, 1954 | Faverges · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method