UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Somme: 27 reports
SkyUnknown lists 27 UFO sightings in Somme, from 1952 to 2023, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 1954, with 5 cases.
Of the 27 cases with a conclusion from their source, 59% are explained (with certainty or probably), 33% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (6); planets (2); aircraft (1).
Most frequently named places: Ham (2) and Amiens (2).
- cases
- 27
- unidentified
- 2
- period
- 1952–2023
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedOctober 19, 1954
Doullens
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedSeptember 7, 1954
Harponville
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedSeptember 16, 2023
Quesnoy-le-Montant
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Planets
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJanuary 5, 2018
Contay
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 26, 2016
Ham
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataAugust 6, 2016
Amiens
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJuly 16, 2015
Péronne
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedOctober 22, 2013
Ailly-sur-Noye
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJune 3, 2013
Assevillers
Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
→ Space station (ISS)
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2023 | Quesnoy-le-Montant · Somme | Explained | Planets |
| January 5, 2018 | Contay · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 26, 2016 | Ham · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 6, 2016 | Amiens · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| July 16, 2015 | Péronne · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 22, 2013 | Ailly-sur-Noye · Somme | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| June 3, 2013 | Assevillers · Somme | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| February 17, 2013 | Ham · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 10, 2012 | Feuquières-en-Vimeu · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 11, 2010 | Bertangles · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 4, 2010 | Fort-Mahon-Plage · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| March 27, 1996 | Allery · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| November 18, 1995 | Abbeville · Somme | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 5, 1993 | Poulainville · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| July 18, 1993 | Beuvraignes · Somme | Probably explained | |
| December 2, 1985 | Villers-Bocage · Somme | Probably explained | |
| February 1, 1984 | Moreuil · Somme | Probably explained | |
| February 15, 1982 | Amiens · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| May 13, 1980 | Roye · Somme | Explained | Planets |
| May 8, 1980 | Flixecourt · Somme | Probably explained | |
| January 16, 1980 | Bernaville · Somme | Probably explained | |
| October 31, 1954 | Long · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| October 19, 1954 | Doullens · Somme | Unexplained | |
| October 14, 1954 | Hem-Hardinval · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| October 9, 1954 | Le Crotoy · Somme | Insufficient data | |
| September 7, 1954 | Harponville · Somme | Unexplained | |
| September 21, 1952 | Crécy-en-Ponthieu · Somme | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method