UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Oise: 53 reports
SkyUnknown lists 53 UFO sightings in Oise, from 1954 to 2023, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2012, with 5 cases.
Of the 53 cases with a conclusion from their source, 60% are explained (with certainty or probably), 36% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (6); ground lights and lasers (4); aircraft (3).
Most frequently named places: Compiègne (3), Lacroix-Saint-Ouen (2), Gouvieux (2), Beauvais (2), and Lachelle (2).
- cases
- 53
- unidentified
- 2
- period
- 1954–2023
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedApril 24, 2014
Bornel
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedJanuary 1, 1980
Compiègne
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 10, 2023
Sacy-le-Petit
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Meteors and fireballs
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedFebruary 26, 2023
Le Plessis-Belleville
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataMarch 19, 2022
Thourotte
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJune 5, 2021
Creil
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedSeptember 20, 2018
Angicourt
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedSeptember 29, 2016
Cauffry
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Ground lights and lasers
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedSeptember 29, 2016
Rantigny
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Ground lights and lasers
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2023 | Sacy-le-Petit · Oise | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| February 26, 2023 | Le Plessis-Belleville · Oise | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 19, 2022 | Thourotte · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| June 5, 2021 | Creil · Oise | Explained | Balloons |
| September 20, 2018 | Angicourt · Oise | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 29, 2016 | Cauffry · Oise | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 29, 2016 | Rantigny · Oise | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 26, 2015 | Rivecourt · Oise | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 31, 2015 | Silly-le-Long · Oise | Explained | Aircraft |
| April 18, 2015 | Liancourt · Oise | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 30, 2014 | Ver-sur-Launette · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| December 11, 2014 | Ivry-le-Temple · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| April 24, 2014 | Bornel · Oise | Unexplained | |
| April 16, 2014 | Ully-Saint-Georges · Oise | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 9, 2013 | Allonne · Oise | Probably explained | Balloons |
| September 24, 2013 | Gouvieux · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| September 4, 2013 | Villotran · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| August 9, 2013 | Compiègne · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| July 14, 2012 | Lachelle · Oise | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 3, 2012 | Lachelle · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| May 12, 2012 | Saint-Just-en-Chaussée · Oise | Probably explained | |
| April 2, 2012 | Villers-sous-Saint-Leu · Oise | Explained | Planets |
| February 18, 2012 | Bonnières · Oise | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| December 10, 2011 | Froissy · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| July 23, 2011 | Pierrefonds · Oise | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 24, 2010 | Bailleval · Oise | Explained | Planets |
| December 3, 2009 | Péroy-les-Gombries · Oise | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 15, 2009 | Troissereux · Oise | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| June 30, 2009 | Compiègne · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| September 20, 2008 | Gouvieux · Oise | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 1, 2000 | Bacouël · Oise | Probably explained | |
| January 6, 1998 | Montataire · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| November 24, 1996 | Canly · Oise | Explained | |
| 1996 | Ressons-sur-Matz · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| July 1994 | Viefvillers · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| June 17, 1993 | Fleurines · Oise | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| July 1990 | Villers-Saint-Genest · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| May 26, 1990 | Ribécourt-Dreslincourt · Oise | Explained | |
| August 1986 | Noyon · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| June 26, 1985 | Mouchy-le-Châtel · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| September 3, 1984 | Le Coudray-Saint-Germer · Oise | Explained | Moon |
| January 5, 1980 | Oise | Explained | |
| January 3, 1980 | Neuilly-en-Thelle · Oise | Probably explained | |
| January 1, 1980 | Compiègne · Oise | Unexplained | |
| November 27, 1979 | Pont-Sainte-Maxence · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| July 14, 1979 | Beauvais · Oise | Probably explained | |
| January 19, 1979 | Marseille-en-Beauvaisis · Oise | Explained | |
| April 5, 1976 | Pont-Sainte-Maxence · Oise | Explained | Hoaxes |
| August 1965 | Beauvais · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| August 1960 | Morlincourt · Oise | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
| October 8, 1954 | Lacroix-Saint-Ouen · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| October 7, 1954 | Lacroix-Saint-Ouen · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| October 6, 1954 | Crépy-en-Valois · Oise | Probably explained | Balloons |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method