UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 351 reports
SkyUnknown lists 351 UFO sightings in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, from 1951 to 2026, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2015, with 25 cases.
Of the 351 cases with a conclusion from their source, 68% are explained (with certainty or probably), 29% lack the data to conclude, and 13 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (48); aircraft (26); balloons (19).
Most frequently named places: Bordeaux (6), Biarritz (5), Agen (4), Angoulême (4), and Bayonne (4).
- cases
- 351
- unidentified
- 13
- period
- 1951–2026
- source
- 1
Map of the cases
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedSeptember 13, 2022
Ruffec
Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedOctober 23, 2015
Montayral
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedAugust 15, 2009
Angoulême
Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedNovember 1, 2002
Cazères-sur-l'Adour
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedDecember 9, 1992
Saint-Agnant
Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedApril 22, 1982
Tardet
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedAugust 16, 1980
Sainte-Soline
Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedMarch 16, 1980
L'Éguille
Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedJanuary 13, 1980
Étauliers
Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
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Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
The 200 most recent sightings (out of 351)
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Burgnac · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Satellites |
| March 16, 2026 | Bougarber · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Re-entries |
| November 10, 2025 | Saint-Séverin · Charente | Insufficient data | |
| September 3, 2025 | Saint-Priest-Taurion · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 21, 2025 | La Couronne · Charente | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| July 3, 2025 | Coulon · Deux-Sèvres | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| May 17, 2025 | Couetron-au-Perche · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| January 25, 2025 | Artigues-près-Bordeaux · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 18, 2025 | Puilboreau · Charente-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| January 3, 2025 | Bazas · Gironde | Probably explained | Drones |
| December 23, 2024 | Civrac-de-Blaye · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 20, 2024 | Daglan · Dordogne | Explained | Balloons |
| September 15, 2024 | Rilhac-Rancon · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Balloons |
| September 15, 2024 | Saint-Priest-la-Plaine · Creuse | Explained | Balloons |
| August 31, 2024 | Porchères · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| August 29, 2024 | Antran · Vienne | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| August 20, 2024 | Biscarrosse · Landes | Explained | Balloons |
| July 28, 2024 | Breuil-Magné · Charente-Maritime | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 24, 2023 | Puilboreau · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Balloons |
| August 15, 2023 | Beynac · Haute-Vienne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 14, 2023 | Panazol · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 25, 2022 | Brives · Corrèze | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| December 14, 2022 | Bedous · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 13, 2022 | Uzein · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 20, 2022 | Parthenay · Deux-Sèvres | Insufficient data | |
| September 13, 2022 | Ruffec · Charente | Unexplained | |
| September 10, 2022 | Hendaye · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Planets |
| August 14, 2022 | Pouillon · Landes | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 16, 2022 | Arbus · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Insufficient data | |
| March 2, 2022 | Gan · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| February 22, 2022 | Magescq · Landes | Explained | Aircraft |
| February 19, 2022 | Saint-Junien · Haute-Vienne | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
| January 31, 2022 | Marmande · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 11, 2022 | Sainte-Hélène · Gironde | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 17, 2021 | Marmande · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 29, 2021 | Morlaàs · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Aircraft |
| October 24, 2021 | Mérignac · Gironde | Explained | Balloons |
| October 7, 2021 | Le Porge · Gironde | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 6, 2021 | Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac · Gironde | Explained | Satellites |
| September 4, 2021 | Seilhac · Corrèze | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 20, 2021 | Cognac · Charente | Insufficient data | |
| August 13, 2021 | Vicq-sur-Gartempe · Vienne | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 7, 2021 | Biscarrosse · Landes | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| June 14, 2021 | Saint-Medars-d'Eyrans · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| November 26, 2020 | Lège-Cap-Ferret · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 25, 2020 | Hontanx · Landes | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 11, 2020 | Carlux · Dordogne | Explained | Stars |
| August 26, 2020 | Malemort-sur-Corrèze · Corrèze | Probably explained | Satellites |
| July 8, 2020 | Saint-Jean-de-Liversay · Charente-Maritime | Explained | Planets |
| June 20, 2020 | Gradignan · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| June 13, 2020 | Mios · Gironde | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 4, 2020 | Saint-Savin · Gironde | Explained | Weather and storms |
| March 8, 2020 | Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne · Dordogne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| February 22, 2020 | Saint-Christoly-Médoc · Gironde | Explained | Planets |
| January 2, 2020 | Villenave-d'Ornon · Gironde | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| December 1, 2019 | Soustons · Landes | Probably explained | Satellites |
| November 29, 2019 | Favars · Corrèze | Insufficient data | |
| November 15, 2019 | Cestas · Gironde | Explained | Drones |
| July 7, 2019 | Cartelègue · Gironde | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 25, 2019 | La Roche-Chalais · Dordogne | Explained | Aircraft |
| June 18, 2019 | Le Pian-Médoc · Gironde | Explained | Weather and storms |
| June 1, 2019 | Campsegret · Dordogne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 16, 2019 | Bayonne · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| March 12, 2019 | Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| February 13, 2019 | Berthegon · Vienne | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 21, 2018 | Villeneuve-sur-Lot · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 11, 2018 | Dax · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| August 28, 2018 | Fontcouverte · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Drones |
| August 6, 2018 | Sermur · Creuse | Explained | Aircraft |
| June 23, 2018 | Andernos-les-Bains · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 3, 2018 | Mios · Gironde | Explained | Planets |
| March 30, 2018 | Grézillac · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 18, 2018 | Lamonzie-Saint-Martin · Dordogne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 15, 2017 | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles · Gironde | Explained | Re-entries |
| October 26, 2017 | Le Verdon-sur-Mer · Gironde | Explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| September 10, 2017 | Salignac-Eyvigues · Dordogne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 27, 2017 | Puymoyen · Charente | Explained | Stars |
| July 12, 2017 | Pau · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Balloons |
| March 15, 2017 | Saint-Eutrope-de-Born · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| August 23, 2016 | Terrasson-Lavilledieu · Dordogne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| August 15, 2016 | Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux · Gironde | Explained | Aircraft |
| July 13, 2016 | Saintes · Charente-Maritime | Explained | Stars |
| April 19, 2016 | Cenon · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 21, 2016 | Saintes · Charente-Maritime | Explained | Planets |
| January 15, 2016 | Latillé · Vienne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| December 13, 2015 | Bonnes · Charente | Explained | Stars |
| December 12, 2015 | Vendays-Montalivet · Gironde | Explained | Re-entries |
| October 23, 2015 | Montayral · Lot-et-Garonne | Unexplained | |
| October 21, 2015 | Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Dordogne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 14, 2015 | La Villedieu-du-Clain · Vienne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| October 8, 2015 | Le Passage · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Planets |
| October 3, 2015 | Fouras · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Balloons |
| September 30, 2015 | Bonnes · Vienne | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| September 19, 2015 | Bidart · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| September 13, 2015 | Prats-de-Carlux · Dordogne | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 6, 2015 | Airvault · Deux-Sèvres | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 29, 2015 | Saint-Georges-de-Didonne · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 23, 2015 | Beuste · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Satellites |
| July 20, 2015 | Nérac · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 19, 2015 | Le Taillan-Médoc · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 4, 2015 | Bizanos · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 23, 2015 | Saujon · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 7, 2015 | Chassors · Charente | Explained | Aircraft |
| April 5, 2015 | Montmorillon · Vienne | Explained | Planets |
| March 4, 2015 | Cambes · Gironde | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| February 10, 2015 | Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche · Haute-Vienne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 9, 2015 | Varès · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Stars |
| January 30, 2015 | Carbon-Blanc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| January 14, 2015 | Gujan-Mestras · Gironde | Probably explained | Planets |
| January 8, 2015 | Parempuyre · Gironde | Explained | Stars |
| December 29, 2014 | Pauillac · Gironde | Explained | Planets |
| December 25, 2014 | Saint-Maixent-l'École · Deux-Sèvres | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| November 18, 2014 | Izeste · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 17, 2014 | Bayonne · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 31, 2014 | Le Porge · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 24, 2014 | Bayonne · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | |
| August 17, 2014 | Bergerac · Dordogne | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| August 17, 2014 | Siorac-en-Périgord · Dordogne | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 15, 2014 | Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 15, 2014 | Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains · Landes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 9, 2014 | Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| August 3, 2014 | Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 11, 2014 | Royan · Charente-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| May 31, 2014 | Pauillac · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 25, 2014 | Saint-Pey-de-Castets · Gironde | Explained | Satellites |
| April 23, 2014 | Sauvagnon · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Insufficient data | |
| March 10, 2014 | Guéthary · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Insufficient data | |
| March 9, 2014 | Talence · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 2, 2014 | Condat-sur-Ganaveix · Corrèze | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| February 11, 2014 | Floirac · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 14, 2014 | Vouzailles · Vienne | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 15, 2013 | Le Taillan-Médoc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| December 14, 2013 | Sainte-Eulalie · Gironde | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| November 22, 2013 | La Tremblade · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Planets |
| November 16, 2013 | Pau · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| November 6, 2013 | Lescar · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Aircraft |
| October 30, 2013 | Le Grand-Village-Plage · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 7, 2013 | Bordeaux · Gironde | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 23, 2013 | Razès · Haute-Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| September 22, 2013 | Salies-de-Béarn · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 8, 2013 | Saint-Loubès · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 6, 2013 | Le Pian-Médoc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| August 12, 2013 | Biarritz · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 8, 2013 | Barbaste · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| August 2, 2013 | La Croisille-sur-Briance · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Weather and storms |
| July 17, 2013 | Jaunay-Clan · Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| July 16, 2013 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| July 13, 2013 | La Teste-de-Buch · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 11, 2013 | Jaunay-Clan · Vienne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 27, 2013 | Jaunay-Clan · Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| June 12, 2013 | Saint-Laurs · Deux-Sèvres | Insufficient data | |
| March 8, 2013 | Carbon-Blanc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| December 24, 2012 | Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx · Landes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 12, 2012 | La Rochelle · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 5, 2012 | La Rochelle · Charente-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| November 5, 2012 | Le Bugue · Dordogne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 9, 2012 | Limoges · Haute-Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| October 9, 2012 | Mazères · Gironde | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 13, 2012 | Soustons · Landes | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| August 9, 2012 | Rioux · Charente-Maritime | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| August 8, 2012 | Mortemart · Haute-Vienne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| July 27, 2012 | Chaveroche · Corrèze | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| May 6, 2012 | Pau · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 12, 2012 | Saint-Jean-de-Liversay · Charente-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| April 7, 2012 | Salleboeuf · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 13, 2012 | Ribérac · Dordogne | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| March 4, 2012 | Libourne · Gironde | Probably explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| February 19, 2012 | Arès · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 30, 2012 | Le Temple-sur-Lot · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| January 18, 2012 | La Teste-de-Buch · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 30, 2011 | Blanquefort · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 21, 2011 | Saint-Jean-d'Angély · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| October 17, 2011 | Os-Marsillon · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Insufficient data | |
| October 10, 2011 | Benesse · Landes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 27, 2011 | Carcans · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| September 17, 2011 | Le Bouscat · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| August 3, 2011 | La Lande-de-Fronsac · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| August 2, 2011 | Langon · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| August 2, 2011 | Sare · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| June 26, 2011 | Saint-André-de-Double · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| March 23, 2011 | Meyrignac-l'Église · Corrèze | Probably explained | Satellites |
| February 15, 2011 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Unexplained | |
| October 9, 2010 | Angoulême · Charente | Probably explained | Planets |
| August 22, 2010 | Anglet · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Insufficient data | |
| August 19, 2010 | Civray · Vienne | Probably explained | Planets |
| August 8, 2010 | Sainte-Terre · Gironde | Explained | Planets |
| June 25, 2010 | Ussac · Corrèze | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| May 26, 2010 | Port-Sainte-Marie · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| May 22, 2010 | Monceaux-sur-Dordogne · Corrèze | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| May 6, 2010 | La Couronne · Charente | Insufficient data | |
| April 14, 2010 | Bordeaux · Gironde | Probably explained | Planets |
| April 14, 2010 | Escource · Landes | Explained | Stars |
| April 7, 2010 | Garein · Landes | Explained | Planets |
| April 5, 2010 | Bordeaux · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| February 22, 2010 | Coulounieix-Chamiers · Dordogne | Explained | Stars |
| January 13, 2010 | Eysines · Gironde | Explained | Re-entries |
| January 1, 2010 | Ile d'Oleron · Charente-Maritime | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 1, 2010 | Saint-Germain-du-Puch · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 11, 2009 | Angoulême · Charente | Insufficient data | |
| November 26, 2009 | Castres-Gironde · Gironde | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method