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UFO sightings in La Réunion: 44 reports

SkyUnknown lists 44 UFO sightings in La Réunion, from 1976 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 1982, with 4 cases.

Of the 44 cases with a conclusion from their source, 68% are explained (with certainty or probably), 30% lack the data to conclude, and 1 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (4); satellites (3); aircraft (2).

Most frequently named places: Saint-Denis (7), Saint-Pierre (7), Le Tampon (5), Saint-Paul (5), and Saint-Joseph (2).

cases
44
unidentified
1
period
1976–2025
source
1
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Sightings by decade

5
1970s9
1980s4
1990s9
2000s12
2010s5
2020s

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
October 4, 2025Le Tampon · La RéunionProbably explained
October 3, 2025Saint-Paul · La RéunionExplained
February 25, 2025Saint-Pierre · La RéunionExplained
December 15, 2024Petite-Île · La RéunionExplained
May 16, 2023Le Tampon · La RéunionExplained
June 24, 2017Saint-Paul · La RéunionExplained
June 9, 2017Saint-Denis · La RéunionExplained
March 5, 2017Saint-Louis · La RéunionInsufficient data
December 11, 2016Saint-Denis · La RéunionProbably explained
August 21, 2015Entre-Deux · La RéunionExplained
December 21, 2014Les Avirons · La RéunionProbably explained
May 5, 2014Sainte-Marie · La RéunionExplained
March 11, 2014Sainte-Clotilde · La RéunionExplained
August 25, 2013Saint-Denis · La RéunionInsufficient data
October 1, 2012Le Tampon · La RéunionProbably explained
September 16, 2012Le Tampon · La RéunionProbably explained
January 6, 2010Sainte-Marie · La RéunionProbably explained
December 19, 2009Saint-Leu · La RéunionExplained
September 29, 2009Sainte-Suzanne · La RéunionExplained
June 20, 2009Saint-Pierre · La RéunionExplained
March 21, 2009Saint-Paul · La RéunionProbably explained
December 19, 2008Saint-Joseph · La RéunionInsufficient data
December 16, 2008Saint-Pierre · La RéunionProbably explained
December 14, 2008Saint-Pierre · La RéunionExplained
January 13, 2008Saint-Louis · La RéunionInsufficient data
September 22, 2002Petit-Ile · La RéunionInsufficient data
August 15, 1997La RéunionExplained
March 1, 1996Reunion · La RéunionProbably explained
March 17, 1994Saint-Joseph · La RéunionProbably explained
November 16, 1992Saint-Denis · La RéunionUnexplained
August 6, 1985Saint-Pierre · La RéunionInsufficient data
November 12, 1984Saint-Denis les Bains · La RéunionProbably explained
September 4, 1982Saint-Benoît · La RéunionInsufficient data
July 5, 1982L'Étang-Salé · La RéunionInsufficient data
June 16, 1982Saint-Denis · La RéunionProbably explained
April 3, 1982Le Tampon · La RéunionProbably explained
October 22, 1981Saint-Pierre · La RéunionInsufficient data
June 7, 1981Saint-Denis · La RéunionExplained
August 17, 1980Saint-Paul · La RéunionInsufficient data
November 25, 1979Le Port · La RéunionInsufficient data
January 24, 1977Saint-Benoît · La RéunionInsufficient data
April 1, 1976Saint-Paul · La RéunionProbably explained
March 27, 1976Saint-Denis · La RéunionInsufficient data
January 9, 1976Saint-Pierre · La RéunionProbably explained
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method