UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Normandie: 155 reports
SkyUnknown lists 155 UFO sightings in Normandie, from 1956 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2013, with 16 cases.
Of the 155 cases with a conclusion from their source, 63% are explained (with certainty or probably), 32% lack the data to conclude, and 7 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (19); aircraft (12); meteors and fireballs (6).
Most frequently named places: Le Havre (8), Rouen (5), Évreux (4), Louviers (4), and Trouville-sur-Mer (4).
- cases
- 155
- unidentified
- 7
- period
- 1956–2025
- source
- 1
Map of the cases
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedJune 3, 2020
Aunay-les-Bois
Orne, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedMay 29, 2013
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Orne, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedApril 4, 2012
Saint-Lô
Manche, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedJune 27, 1994
Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedJanuary 12, 1989
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedSeptember 19, 1979
Lyons-la-Forêt
Eure, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedApril 23, 1978
Fauville
Eure, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataNovember 2, 2025
Ellecourt
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedApril 29, 2025
Pointel
Orne, Normandie, France
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Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2025 | Ellecourt · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| April 29, 2025 | Pointel · Orne | Explained | Aircraft |
| March 5, 2025 | Saint-Aubin-sur-Quillebeuf · Eure | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| October 12, 2024 | Colleville · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 12, 2024 | Carentan-les-Marais · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| April 16, 2024 | Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| January 27, 2024 | Gisors · Eure | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 22, 2023 | Bayeux · Calvados | Probably explained | Drones |
| May 24, 2023 | Rouen · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| April 23, 2023 | Offranville · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| March 16, 2023 | Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton · Eure | Explained | Balloons |
| February 13, 2023 | Grand Bourgtheroulde · Eure | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| October 19, 2021 | Caen · Calvados | Explained | Re-entries |
| February 20, 2021 | Moon-sur-Elle · Manche | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 10, 2020 | Louviers · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| June 3, 2020 | Aunay-les-Bois · Orne | Unexplained | |
| June 16, 2019 | Berville-sur-Mer · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 18, 2019 | Écardenville-la-Campagne · Eure | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 21, 2018 | Évreux · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| September 17, 2017 | Louviers · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| April 1, 2017 | Rouen · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Planets |
| March 27, 2017 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| August 22, 2016 | Émanville · Eure | Probably explained | Stars |
| May 21, 2016 | Pinterville · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 17, 2016 | Grand-Couronne · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Stars |
| February 23, 2016 | Conches-en-Ouche · Eure | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 1, 2015 | Bordeaux-Saint-Clair · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Stars |
| September 6, 2015 | Écrainville · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| July 21, 2015 | Rouen · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 12, 2015 | Gainneville · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 30, 2015 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| May 3, 2015 | Lasson · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| January 4, 2015 | Étrépagny · Eure | Probably explained | |
| November 29, 2014 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| November 12, 2014 | Saint-Côme-du-Mont · Manche | Explained | Aircraft |
| October 27, 2014 | Alençon · Orne | Explained | Hoaxes |
| October 19, 2014 | Louviers · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 31, 2014 | Giberville · Calvados | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 16, 2014 | Le Petit-Quevilly · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Satellites |
| January 11, 2014 | Pont-Saint-Pierre · Eure | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| January 11, 2014 | Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 11, 2013 | Saint-Gatien-des-Bois · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| November 28, 2013 | Saint-Vigor-le-Grand · Calvados | Probably explained | Fireworks and flares |
| September 28, 2013 | Caen · Calvados | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 23, 2013 | Saint-Germain-sur-Ay · Manche | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 31, 2013 | Saint-Léger-aux-Bois · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Satellites |
| August 13, 2013 | Pont-Audemer · Eure | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 10, 2013 | Vire · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| July 24, 2013 | Gonneville-la-Mallet · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| July 21, 2013 | Gisors · Eure | Probably explained | Moon |
| June 12, 2013 | Pont-Audemer · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 2, 2013 | Biéville-Beuville · Calvados | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 29, 2013 | Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne · Orne | Unexplained | |
| May 19, 2013 | Évreux · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 7, 2013 | Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 14, 2013 | Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados | Explained | Aircraft |
| January 7, 2013 | Blangy-le-Château · Calvados | Probably explained | |
| November 22, 2012 | Montivilliers · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 12, 2012 | Bois-Guillaume · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 8, 2012 | Tilly-sur-Seulles · Calvados | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| July 28, 2012 | Carentan · Manche | Explained | Stars |
| May 28, 2012 | Doudeauville · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| May 24, 2012 | Dieppe · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| May 6, 2012 | Tourlaville · Manche | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 4, 2012 | Saint-Lô · Manche | Unexplained | |
| February 2, 2012 | Lonrai · Orne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| November 27, 2011 | Saint-Gatien-des-Bois · Calvados | Probably explained | |
| November 26, 2011 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| October 23, 2011 | Val-de-Reuil · Eure | Probably explained | Stars |
| October 22, 2011 | Bois-Guillaume · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| September 30, 2011 | Cesny-Bois-Halbout · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| August 24, 2011 | Trouville · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| February 20, 2011 | Évreux · Eure | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 30, 2010 | Senneville-sur-Fécamp · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| November 10, 2010 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| September 10, 2010 | Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 29, 2010 | Bracquemont · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 18, 2010 | Canteleu · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Balloons |
| July 3, 2010 | Petit-Couronne · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 19, 2010 | Isigny-le-Buat · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| May 23, 2010 | Auberville-la-Renault · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 8, 2009 | Viessoix · Calvados | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| September 16, 2009 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| August 31, 2009 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| July 2009 | Saint-Samson-de-Bonfossé · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| November 7, 2008 | Bois-Guillaume · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Balloons |
| May 21, 2008 | La Graverie · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| May 4, 2008 | Argences · Calvados | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 29, 2008 | Pervenchères · Orne | Probably explained | |
| February 13, 2008 | Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 5, 2007 | Malleville-sur-le-Bec · Eure | Probably explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| December 15, 2006 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Balloons |
| November 5, 2005 | Lillebonne · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| December 1, 2001 | Rentree Atmospherique — Poses · Eure | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| August 20, 2000 | Honfleur · Calvados | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| August 6, 2000 | Saint-Julien-le-Faucon · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| August 1, 2000 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| September 23, 1999 | Marcilly-sur-Eure · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| September 18, 1998 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| August 5, 1998 | Croissanville · Calvados | Probably explained | |
| August 1998 | Honfleur · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| July 19, 1998 | Saint-Martin-des-Besaces · Calvados | Explained | |
| October 28, 1997 | Champ-du-Boult · Calvados | Explained | |
| October 10, 1997 | Bourth · Eure | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| June 27, 1994 | Neufchâtel-en-Bray · Seine-Maritime | Unexplained | |
| May 14, 1994 | La Haye-Pesnel · Manche | Probably explained | |
| January 4, 1994 | Bacqueville · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| November 16, 1993 | Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| April 25, 1993 | Gavray · Manche | Explained | |
| February 13, 1993 | Beaumont-Hague · Manche | Probably explained | |
| August 3, 1992 | Argentan · Orne | Insufficient data | |
| July 2, 1992 | Criquetot-l'Esneval · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| April 25, 1992 | Montivilliers · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| August 4, 1991 | Lisieux · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| July 6, 1990 | Caorches-Saint-Nicolas · Eure | Explained | |
| November 25, 1989 | Le Havre · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| November 1989 | Dieppe · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| October 27, 1989 | « le Trou Normand » Brix · Manche | Probably explained | Other explanations |
| January 15, 1989 | Saint-André-de-l'Eure · Eure | Probably explained | |
| January 12, 1989 | Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville · Seine-Maritime | Unexplained | |
| September 6, 1988 | Tournai-sur-Dive (61) · Orne | Explained | Planets |
| October 4, 1987 | Gueutteville-les-Grès · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| February 24, 1985 | Falaise · Calvados | Explained | |
| January 6, 1985 | Val-de-Reuil · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| April 13, 1983 | Aunay-sur-Odon · Calvados | Probably explained | |
| January 29, 1983 | Cerisy-la-Salle · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| January 28, 1983 | La Caine · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| November 19, 1982 | Rouen · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| August 6, 1982 | Mont-Saint-Aignan · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 1981 | Ouville-l'Abbaye · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| April 7, 1981 | Oissel · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| September 23, 1980 | Pont-Audemer · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| August 19, 1980 | Honfleur · Calvados | Explained | |
| August 14, 1980 | Buchy · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| August 6, 1980 | Neufchâtel-en-Bray · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| May 15, 1980 | Duclair · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| February 16, 1980 | Évreux · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| January 25, 1980 | Rouen · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| September 19, 1979 | Lyons-la-Forêt · Eure | Unexplained | |
| September 8, 1979 | Évrecy · Calvados | Probably explained | |
| April 27, 1979 | Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| March 31, 1979 | Morgny-la-Pommeraye · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | |
| March 22, 1979 | Chef-du-Pont · Manche | Insufficient data | |
| August 6, 1978 | Hérouville · Calvados | Probably explained | |
| April 23, 1978 | Fauville · Eure | Unexplained | |
| April 5, 1978 | Le Vaudreuil · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| April 2, 1978 | Le Vaudreuil · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| November 15, 1977 | Les Andelys · Eure | Probably explained | |
| November 4, 1977 | Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| October 28, 1977 | Breteuil-sur-Iton · Eure | Probably explained | |
| August 6, 1977 | Louviers · Eure | Insufficient data | |
| June 18, 1976 | Dieppe · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| April 15, 1976 | Criel-sur-Mer · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| November 13, 1960 | La Londe · Seine-Maritime | Probably explained | Hoaxes |
| April 8, 1956 | Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method