UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Bretagne: 157 reports
SkyUnknown lists 157 UFO sightings in Bretagne, from 1974 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2008, with 12 cases.
Of the 157 cases with a conclusion from their source, 73% are explained (with certainty or probably), 23% lack the data to conclude, and 7 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (24); aircraft (13); balloons (8).
Most frequently named places: Crozon (4), Rennes (3), Châteaugiron (3), Plouhinec (3), and Plérin (3).
- cases
- 157
- unidentified
- 7
- period
- 1974–2025
- source
- 1
Map of the cases
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedJanuary 13, 2020
Crozon
Finistère, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedDecember 10, 2018
La Forêt-Fouesnant
Finistère, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedJune 1, 2014
Étrelles
Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedSeptember 7, 1999
Dinan
Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedOctober 26, 1990
Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedMarch 22, 1990
Binic
Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedMarch 18, 1979
Landivisiau
Finistère, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedSeptember 15, 2025
Betton
Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedSeptember 1, 2025
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
→ Satellites
GEIPAN (CNES)
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Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2025 | Argol · Finistère | Explained | Re-entries |
| October 29, 2025 | Sizun · Finistère | Explained | Re-entries |
| September 15, 2025 | Betton · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 1, 2025 | Belle-Isle-en-Terre · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Satellites |
| May 13, 2025 | Loctudy · Finistère | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 22, 2024 | Pleudihen-sur-Rance · Côtes-d'Armor | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 6, 2024 | Pontivy · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| August 4, 2024 | Saint-Michel-en-Grève · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| July 18, 2024 | Saint-Cast-le-Guildo · Côtes-d'Armor | Explained | Aircraft |
| June 18, 2024 | Rennes · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Balloons |
| March 3, 2024 | Plabennec · Finistère | Explained | Balloons |
| October 16, 2023 | Quimper · Finistère | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| September 6, 2023 | Châteaugiron · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Balloons |
| February 10, 2023 | Pleyber-Christ · Finistère | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 26, 2023 | Kervignac · Morbihan | Explained | Aircraft |
| January 19, 2023 | Plouhinec · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| July 19, 2022 | Colpo · Morbihan | Explained | Planets |
| May 31, 2022 | Paimpont · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Aircraft |
| March 19, 2022 | Marzan · Morbihan | Probably explained | Balloons |
| December 12, 2020 | Plouhinec · Morbihan | Explained | Aircraft |
| October 22, 2020 | Le Bono · Morbihan | Explained | Moon |
| January 13, 2020 | Crozon · Finistère | Unexplained | |
| April 8, 2019 | Cléden-Cap-Sizun · Finistère | Explained | Stars |
| December 10, 2018 | La Forêt-Fouesnant · Finistère | Unexplained | |
| December 7, 2018 | Vannes · Morbihan | Explained | Weather and storms |
| October 8, 2018 | La Bouëxière · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Satellites |
| August 13, 2018 | Saint-Thuriau · Morbihan | Explained | Satellites |
| September 2, 2017 | Ploemeur · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 23, 2017 | Lannion · Côtes-d'Armor | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| July 13, 2017 | Arradon · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 7, 2017 | Gouesnach · Finistère | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 12, 2017 | Saint-Brieuc · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Balloons |
| December 27, 2016 | Crozon · Finistère | Probably explained | Stars |
| August 22, 2016 | Plouha · Côtes-d'Armor | Explained | Aircraft |
| July 9, 2016 | Inzinzac-Lochrist · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 22, 2016 | Le Conquet · Finistère | Explained | Stars |
| April 20, 2016 | Erquy · Côtes-d'Armor | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| April 3, 2016 | Plouescat · Finistère | Explained | Stars |
| October 28, 2015 | Audierne · Finistère | Explained | Planets |
| September 23, 2015 | Ploumilliau · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 14, 2015 | Ploumilliau · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 14, 2015 | Crozon · Finistère | Probably explained | Balloons |
| July 1, 2015 | Gahard · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Satellites |
| June 6, 2015 | Pleumeur-Bodou · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Drones |
| May 26, 2015 | Saint-Pabu · Finistère | Probably explained | Stars |
| March 10, 2015 | Loudéac · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| March 7, 2015 | Plouhinec · Finistère | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 22, 2015 | Kerlouan · Finistère | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 31, 2015 | Loudéac · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Drones |
| January 4, 2015 | Saint-Brandan · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 16, 2014 | Saint-Nolff · Morbihan | Explained | Hoaxes |
| November 11, 2014 | Cancale · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| July 25, 2014 | Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen · Ille-et-Vilaine | Insufficient data | |
| June 1, 2014 | Étrelles · Ille-et-Vilaine | Unexplained | |
| November 3, 2013 | Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 23, 2013 | Callac · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| October 3, 2013 | Plélo · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Satellites |
| September 27, 2013 | Montreuil-sur-Ille · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 22, 2013 | Locminé · Morbihan | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 11, 2013 | Châteauneuf-du-Faou · Finistère | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 31, 2013 | Plouharnel · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 25, 2013 | Saint-Malo · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Satellites |
| July 17, 2013 | Saint-Germain-sur-Ille · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| February 17, 2013 | Brest · Finistère | Explained | Satellites |
| January 2, 2013 | Neulliac · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 18, 2012 | Douarnenez · Finistère | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 17, 2012 | Vern-sur-Seiche · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Balloons |
| April 13, 2012 | Landévant · Morbihan | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| April 12, 2012 | Pleurtuit · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| March 26, 2012 | Ploeren · Morbihan | Probably explained | Stars |
| November 26, 2011 | Saint-Brieuc · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 3, 2011 | Cesson-Sévigné · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 17, 2011 | Saint-Pierre-Quiberon · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 19, 2010 | Névez · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| July 1, 2010 | Parthenay-de-Bretagne · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 27, 2010 | Montfort-sur-Meu · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 4, 2010 | Gourin · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 3, 2010 | Mordelles · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Satellites |
| April 29, 2010 | Ouessant · Finistère | Explained | Planets |
| February 14, 2010 | Lanternes · Morbihan | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 11, 2010 | Baud · Morbihan | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| January 3, 2010 | Lorient · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 17, 2009 | Lanvaudan · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 25, 2009 | Larmor-Baden · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 16, 2009 | Île-de-Bréhat · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 7, 2009 | Plouharnel · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| July 17, 2009 | Plougasnou · Finistère | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| February 15, 2009 | Rennes · Ille-et-Vilaine | Insufficient data | |
| December 21, 2008 | Saint-Pierre-Quiberon · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 25, 2008 | La Ville-ès-Nonais · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| July 14, 2008 | Saint-Malo · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 29, 2008 | Saint-Coulomb · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| May 19, 2008 | Groix · Morbihan | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| May 17, 2008 | Cesson-Sévigné · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| May 17, 2008 | Châteaugiron · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| May 12, 2008 | Plévenon · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| May 6, 2008 | Theix · Morbihan | Probably explained | Planets |
| May 5, 2008 | Milizac · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| May 2, 2008 | Argentré-du-Plessis · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| April 25, 2008 | Plouigneau · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| August 2007 | Plounévez-Quintin · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| April 20, 2007 | Crozon · Finistère | Probably explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| September 13, 2006 | Brest · Finistère | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| June 11, 2005 | Rennes · Ille-et-Vilaine | Insufficient data | |
| September 24, 2004 | Rentree Atmospherique · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| August 19, 2003 | Dinard · Ille-et-Vilaine | Insufficient data | |
| December 22, 2001 | Vitré · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | |
| February 11, 2000 | Miniac-Morvan · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 1999 | Talensac · Ille-et-Vilaine | Insufficient data | |
| September 7, 1999 | Dinan · Côtes-d'Armor | Unexplained | |
| February 5, 1999 | La Fresnais · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | |
| December 23, 1995 | Mauron · Morbihan | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| October 1, 1995 | Étables-sur-Mer · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| December 31, 1994 | Plérin · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| December 31, 1994 | Venus — Plerin · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Planets |
| December 29, 1994 | Plérin · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
| December 28, 1994 | Plérin · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| June 23, 1994 | Le Cambout · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| May 9, 1994 | Allaire · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| March 13, 1994 | Ploubalay · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| February 5, 1994 | Huelgoat · Finistère | Probably explained | |
| November 23, 1993 | Brest Harteloire · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| August 13, 1993 | Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| March 6, 1991 | Meslin · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| October 26, 1990 | Noyal-sur-Vilaine · Ille-et-Vilaine | Unexplained | |
| March 22, 1990 | Binic · Côtes-d'Armor | Unexplained | |
| March 1990 | Pleine-Fougères · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | |
| October 12, 1989 | Pleuneuf Val Andre · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | |
| August 19, 1989 | Le Conquet · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| March 13, 1989 | Aurore Boreale — Saint-Pierre-Quiberon · Morbihan | Explained | Weather and storms |
| September 22, 1988 | Loperhet · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| November 27, 1987 | Montfort-sur-Meu · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Moon |
| July 22, 1985 | Ploemeur · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| July 22, 1985 | Ploërmel · Morbihan | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| May 25, 1985 | Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines · Morbihan | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
| February 13, 1985 | Lannilis · Finistère | Insufficient data | |
| February 5, 1984 | Plouguenast · Finistère | Probably explained | |
| March 14, 1983 | Plouarzel · Finistère | Explained | Planets |
| April 14, 1982 | Groix · Morbihan | Explained | Moon |
| December 21, 1981 | Caudan · Morbihan | Probably explained | Stars |
| November 22, 1981 | Guipavas · Finistère | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| July 27, 1981 | Ploërmel · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| May 4, 1981 | Quessoy · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| January 26, 1981 | Saint-Rivoal · Finistère | Probably explained | |
| September 5, 1980 | Plestin-les-Grèves · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| December 6, 1979 | Plancoët · Côtes-d'Armor | Insufficient data | |
| July 1979 | Carentoir · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| April 15, 1979 | Châteaugiron · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | |
| March 18, 1979 | Landivisiau · Finistère | Unexplained | |
| January 24, 1979 | Finistère | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| January 6, 1979 | Bannalec · Finistère | Probably explained | |
| June 4, 1978 | Plémet · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | |
| May 22, 1978 | Landévant · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| January 14, 1978 | Dol-de-Bretagne · Ille-et-Vilaine | Insufficient data | |
| January 13, 1978 | Guipel · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| October 19, 1976 | Locminé · Morbihan | Insufficient data | |
| 1974 | Concarneau · Finistère | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method