UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Doubs: 27 reports
SkyUnknown lists 27 UFO sightings in Doubs, from 1976 to 2022, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2017, with 4 cases.
Of the 27 cases with a conclusion from their source, 67% are explained (with certainty or probably), 33% lack the data to conclude, and 0 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: space station (ISS) (4); sky lanterns (4); balloons (2).
Most frequently named places: Pontarlier (4), Seloncourt (2), and Besançon (2).
- cases
- 27
- unidentified
- 0
- period
- 1976–2022
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- ExplainedJuly 17, 2022
Frambouhans
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Space station (ISS)
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedMay 19, 2022
Vieilley
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJune 22, 2021
Pontarlier
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedDecember 2, 2019
Pontarlier
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedFebruary 6, 2019
Franois
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Meteors and fireballs
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 22, 2017
Étupes
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Planets
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJuly 30, 2017
Belvoir
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Birds, insects, nature
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJune 19, 2017
Les Auxon
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
→ Satellites
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataDecember 17, 2013
Baume-les-Dames
Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2022 | Frambouhans · Doubs | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| May 19, 2022 | Vieilley · Doubs | Explained | Aircraft |
| June 22, 2021 | Pontarlier · Doubs | Probably explained | Balloons |
| December 2, 2019 | Pontarlier · Doubs | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 6, 2019 | Franois · Doubs | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 22, 2017 | Étupes · Doubs | Explained | Planets |
| July 30, 2017 | Belvoir · Doubs | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| June 26, 2017 | Besançon · Doubs | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 19, 2017 | Les Auxon · Doubs | Probably explained | Satellites |
| December 17, 2013 | Baume-les-Dames · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| August 18, 2013 | Montferrand-le-Château · Doubs | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 17, 2013 | Pontarlier · Doubs | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 14, 2011 | Fourg · Doubs | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| April 19, 2011 | Rochejean · Doubs | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| April 2, 2011 | Besançon · Doubs | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 9, 2009 | Pontarlier · Doubs | Probably explained | Balloons |
| April 1, 2009 | Rouhe · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| January 17, 1998 | Saint-Vit · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| May 8, 1993 | Bethoncourt · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| October 1989 | La Rochelle · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| September 7, 1988 | Seloncourt · Doubs | Probably explained | |
| March 12, 1987 | Seloncourt · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| March 3, 1980 | Grandfontaine · Doubs | Probably explained | Moon |
| February 29, 1980 | Valentigney · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| February 17, 1980 | Cussey-sur-l'Ognon · Doubs | Probably explained | |
| September 15, 1978 | Glay · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| December 18, 1976 | Rennes-sur-Loue · Doubs | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method