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UFO sightings in Côtes-d'Armor: 36 reports

SkyUnknown lists 36 UFO sightings in Côtes-d'Armor, from 1978 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 1994, with 6 cases.

Of the 36 cases with a conclusion from their source, 61% are explained (with certainty or probably), 33% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (4); sky lanterns (3); drones (2).

Most frequently named places: Plérin (3), Saint-Brieuc (2), Loudéac (2), and Ploumilliau (2).

cases: 36
unidentified: 2
period: 1978–2025
source: 1

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Notable cases

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

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Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

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Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
September 1, 2025	Belle-Isle-en-Terre · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Satellites
December 22, 2024	Pleudihen-sur-Rance · Côtes-d'Armor	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
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
July 23, 2017	Lannion · Côtes-d'Armor	Explained	Space station (ISS)
April 12, 2017	Saint-Brieuc · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Balloons
August 22, 2016	Plouha · Côtes-d'Armor	Explained	Aircraft
April 20, 2016	Erquy · Côtes-d'Armor	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
September 23, 2015	Ploumilliau · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Aircraft
September 14, 2015	Ploumilliau · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Aircraft
June 6, 2015	Pleumeur-Bodou · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Drones
March 10, 2015	Loudéac · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
January 31, 2015	Loudéac · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Drones
January 4, 2015	Saint-Brandan · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
October 23, 2013	Callac · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Birds, insects, nature
October 3, 2013	Plélo · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Satellites
November 26, 2011	Saint-Brieuc · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 16, 2009	Île-de-Bréhat · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 12, 2008	Plévenon · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
August 2007	Plounévez-Quintin · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
September 24, 2004	Rentree Atmospherique · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained	Re-entries
September 7, 1999	Dinan · Côtes-d'Armor	Unexplained
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
March 13, 1994	Ploubalay · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
March 6, 1991	Meslin · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
March 22, 1990	Binic · Côtes-d'Armor	Unexplained
October 12, 1989	Pleuneuf Val Andre · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained
May 4, 1981	Quessoy · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
September 5, 1980	Plestin-les-Grèves · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
December 6, 1979	Plancoët · Côtes-d'Armor	Insufficient data
June 4, 1978	Plémet · Côtes-d'Armor	Probably explained

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Notable cases

Dinan

Binic

Belle-Isle-en-Terre

Pleudihen-sur-Rance

Saint-Michel-en-Grève

Saint-Cast-le-Guildo

Lannion

Saint-Brieuc

Plouha

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Sightings by decade

Identified causes

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