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UFO sightings in Savoie: 35 reports

SkyUnknown lists 35 UFO sightings in Savoie, from 1964 to 2024, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2010, with 5 cases.

Of the 35 cases with a conclusion from their source, 66% are explained (with certainty or probably), 34% lack the data to conclude, and 0 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: balloons (4); sky lanterns (4); ground lights and lasers (3).

Most frequently named places: Chambéry (3), La Motte-Servolex (3), Entremont-le-Vieux (2), Barberaz (2), and Aix-les-Bains (2).

cases
35
unidentified
0
period
1964–2024
source
1
Map of the cases

Notable cases

The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.

Other departments in the region

Sightings by decade

1
1960s2
1970s5
1980s3
1990s3
2000s16
2010s5
2020s

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
December 12, 2024Entremont-le-Vieux · SavoieExplained
August 17, 2024Novalaise · SavoieProbably explained
June 19, 2023Bourg-Saint-Maurice · SavoieProbably explained
July 14, 2022Avrieux · SavoieExplained
November 20, 2021Aiton · SavoieExplained
July 2, 2019Châteauneuf · SavoieProbably explained
August 12, 2018Entremont-le-Vieux · SavoieProbably explained
August 11, 2018Domessin · SavoieProbably explained
June 3, 2018Chambéry · SavoieProbably explained
June 2, 2018La Motte-Servolex · SavoieProbably explained
October 5, 2017Le Châtelard · SavoieInsufficient data
July 6, 2015Chambéry · SavoieProbably explained
August 12, 2013Valloire · SavoieProbably explained
June 6, 2013La Motte-Servolex · SavoieProbably explained
August 8, 2012Barberaz · SavoieInsufficient data
July 2011Aix-les-Bains · SavoieInsufficient data
August 31, 2010Aix-les-Bains · SavoieInsufficient data
August 21, 2010Notre-Dame-du-Pré · SavoieProbably explained
July 8, 2010Barberaz · SavoieInsufficient data
April 24, 2010Saint-Alban-Leysse · SavoieProbably explained
January 21, 2010Saint François Longchamp · SavoieProbably explained
February 28, 2009Aussois · SavoieProbably explained
February 18, 2008Tignes · SavoieInsufficient data
October 7, 2001SavoieProbably explained
November 16, 1998Bourg-Saint-Maurice · SavoieProbably explained
September 23, 1997Bourg Saint-Maurice-Chambery · SavoieExplained
April 10, 1997Chambéry · SavoieExplained
February 1, 1985Pralognan-la-Vanoise · SavoieInsufficient data
August 2, 1984Sollières-Sardières · SavoieInsufficient data
August 24, 1980Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines · SavoieInsufficient data
August 23, 1980Salins-les-Thermes · SavoieInsufficient data
August 22, 1980Chanaz · SavoieProbably explained
May 15, 1979Le Châtelard · SavoieProbably explained
March 18, 1979La Motte-Servolex · SavoieInsufficient data
February 1964Le Bourget-du-Lac · SavoieInsufficient data
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