UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Haut-Rhin: 43 reports
SkyUnknown lists 43 UFO sightings in Haut-Rhin, from 1979 to 2026, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2015, with 7 cases.
Of the 43 cases with a conclusion from their source, 77% are explained (with certainty or probably), 19% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (10); aircraft (9); balloons (2).
Most frequently named places: Mulhouse (4), Colmar (3), Rixheim (2), Munster (2), and Riedisheim (2).
- cases
- 43
- unidentified
- 2
- period
- 1979–2026
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedJuly 26, 2009
Rixheim
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedMay 26, 1980
Huningue
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJanuary 5, 2026
Colmar
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedNovember 24, 2024
Burnhaupt-le-Bas
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 15, 2024
Bartenheim
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 15, 2024
Mulhouse
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Drones
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 12, 2022
Wolfgantzen
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedNovember 9, 2021
Sierentz
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 21, 2021
Wintzenheim
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2026 | Colmar · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 24, 2024 | Burnhaupt-le-Bas · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 15, 2024 | Bartenheim · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 15, 2024 | Mulhouse · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Drones |
| August 12, 2022 | Wolfgantzen · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 9, 2021 | Sierentz · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 21, 2021 | Wintzenheim · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Aircraft |
| May 19, 2020 | Sundhoffen · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| February 10, 2018 | Staffelfelden · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| June 26, 2016 | Luttenbach-près-Munster · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 18, 2015 | Mulhouse · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Drones |
| November 13, 2015 | Munster · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 21, 2015 | Colmar · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | |
| July 15, 2015 | Ammerschwihr · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 5, 2015 | Didenheim · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| June 24, 2015 | Brunstatt · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Balloons |
| February 22, 2015 | Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 25, 2014 | Mulhouse · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 2, 2014 | Colmar · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 29, 2013 | Steinbach · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Moon |
| October 22, 2013 | Munster · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 2, 2013 | Walbach · Haut-Rhin | Explained | |
| July 20, 2013 | Soppe-le-Bas · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 9, 2013 | Riedisheim · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 20, 2012 | Attenschwiller · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| April 15, 2012 | Rixheim · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 3, 2010 | Haut-Rhin | Explained | Fireworks and flares |
| April 10, 2010 | Rouffach · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 26, 2009 | Rixheim · Haut-Rhin | Unexplained | |
| November 12, 2008 | Carspach · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 30, 2002 | Hégenheim · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| September 18, 1998 | Artzenheim · Haut-Rhin | Explained | |
| September 19, 1990 | Moosch · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| July 9, 1987 | Landser · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| April 14, 1986 | Mulhouse · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| October 8, 1985 | Dannemarie · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| April 24, 1983 | Fréland · Haut-Rhin | Explained | Planets |
| November 4, 1981 | Ferrette · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| September 22, 1981 | Riedisheim · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| December 12, 1980 | Petit-Landau · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| August 5, 1980 | Flaxlanden · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| May 26, 1980 | Huningue · Haut-Rhin | Unexplained | |
| January 31, 1979 | Sondernach · Haut-Rhin | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method