UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Loiret: 32 reports
SkyUnknown lists 32 UFO sightings in Loiret, from 1977 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 1979, with 3 cases.
Of the 32 cases with a conclusion from their source, 75% are explained (with certainty or probably), 22% lack the data to conclude, and 1 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (5); sky lanterns (5); balloons (4).
Most frequently named places: Orléans (4), Chécy (3), Bou (2), Ouzouer-sur-Loire (2), and Pithiviers (2).
- cases
- 32
- unidentified
- 1
- period
- 1977–2025
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedMarch 27, 1980
La Source
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedMarch 9, 2025
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedOctober 21, 2021
Chevilly
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataSeptember 17, 2021
Bou
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedMarch 25, 2021
Meung-sur-Loire
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJuly 19, 2020
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Re-entries
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJanuary 9, 2020
Loiret
Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Fireworks and flares
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedFebruary 15, 2018
Beaune-la-Rolande
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 28, 2016
Mardié
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2025 | Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin · Loiret | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 21, 2021 | Chevilly · Loiret | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 17, 2021 | Bou · Loiret | Insufficient data | |
| March 25, 2021 | Meung-sur-Loire · Loiret | Explained | Aircraft |
| July 19, 2020 | Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Loiret | Explained | Re-entries |
| January 9, 2020 | Loiret | Probably explained | Fireworks and flares |
| February 15, 2018 | Beaune-la-Rolande · Loiret | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 28, 2016 | Mardié · Loiret | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 23, 2016 | Chécy · Loiret | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 15, 2016 | Orléans · Loiret | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 6, 2015 | Vienne-en-Val · Loiret | Probably explained | Satellites |
| April 13, 2015 | Gien · Loiret | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 19, 2014 | Orléans · Loiret | Insufficient data | |
| July 3, 2014 | Chécy · Loiret | Explained | Stars |
| August 19, 2012 | Montcresson · Loiret | Insufficient data | |
| May 25, 2011 | Neuville-aux-Bois · Loiret | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| March 15, 2010 | Chécy · Loiret | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 7, 2009 | Orléans · Loiret | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 1, 2007 | Orléans · Loiret | Probably explained | Balloons |
| November 2007 | Ouzouer-sur-Loire · Loiret | Probably explained | |
| October 8, 2002 | Puiseaux · Loiret | Probably explained | |
| March 24, 1997 | Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel · Loiret | Insufficient data | |
| May 2, 1990 | Bou · Loiret | Probably explained | Balloons |
| February 17, 1985 | Ouzouer-sur-Loire · Loiret | Explained | |
| February 9, 1982 | Beaugency · Loiret | Insufficient data | |
| January 29, 1981 | Dry · Loiret | Explained | Stars |
| January 24, 1981 | Pithiviers · Loiret | Explained | |
| March 27, 1980 | La Source · Loiret | Unexplained | |
| December 2, 1979 | Pithiviers · Loiret | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| November 11, 1979 | Loiret | Insufficient data | |
| June 30, 1979 | Saint-Florent · Loiret | Explained | Moon |
| May 13, 1977 | Châteaurenard · Loiret | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method