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UFO sightings in Charente: 16 reports

SkyUnknown lists 16 UFO sightings in Charente, from 1957 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES).

Of the 16 cases with a conclusion from their source, 38% are explained (with certainty or probably), 50% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: stars (2); aircraft (1); meteors and fireballs (1).

Most frequently named places: Angoulême (4), La Couronne (2), and Cognac (2).

cases
16
unidentified
2
period
1957–2025
source
1
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Notable cases

The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.

Other departments in the region

Sightings by decade

1
1950s1
1970s2
1980s3
2000s5
2010s4
2020s

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
November 10, 2025Saint-Séverin · CharenteInsufficient data
August 21, 2025La Couronne · CharenteProbably explained
September 13, 2022Ruffec · CharenteUnexplained
August 20, 2021Cognac · CharenteInsufficient data
August 27, 2017Puymoyen · CharenteExplained
December 13, 2015Bonnes · CharenteExplained
April 7, 2015Chassors · CharenteExplained
October 9, 2010Angoulême · CharenteProbably explained
May 6, 2010La Couronne · CharenteInsufficient data
December 11, 2009Angoulême · CharenteInsufficient data
August 15, 2009Angoulême · CharenteUnexplained
2008Jurignac · CharenteInsufficient data
October 1981Angoulême · CharenteInsufficient data
June 12, 1981Barbezieux · CharenteProbably explained
January 5, 1977Villebois-Lavalette · CharenteInsufficient data
December 17, 1957Cognac · CharenteInsufficient data
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