UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Dordogne: 32 reports
SkyUnknown lists 32 UFO sightings in Dordogne, from 1976 to 2024, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2009, with 3 cases.
Of the 32 cases with a conclusion from their source, 81% are explained (with certainty or probably), 19% lack the data to conclude, and 0 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (4); sky lanterns (4); balloons (3).
Most frequently named places: Coulounieix-Chamiers (2) and Bergerac (2).
- cases
- 32
- unidentified
- 0
- period
- 1976–2024
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- ExplainedSeptember 20, 2024
Daglan
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedNovember 11, 2020
Carlux
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Stars
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedMarch 8, 2020
Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedJune 25, 2019
La Roche-Chalais
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJune 1, 2019
Campsegret
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJanuary 18, 2018
Lamonzie-Saint-Martin
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedSeptember 10, 2017
Salignac-Eyvigues
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 23, 2016
Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedOctober 21, 2015
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 20, 2024 | Daglan · Dordogne | Explained | Balloons |
| November 11, 2020 | Carlux · Dordogne | Explained | Stars |
| March 8, 2020 | Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne · Dordogne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| June 25, 2019 | La Roche-Chalais · Dordogne | Explained | Aircraft |
| June 1, 2019 | Campsegret · Dordogne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 18, 2018 | Lamonzie-Saint-Martin · Dordogne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 10, 2017 | Salignac-Eyvigues · Dordogne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 23, 2016 | Terrasson-Lavilledieu · Dordogne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 21, 2015 | Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Dordogne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 13, 2015 | Prats-de-Carlux · Dordogne | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 17, 2014 | Bergerac · Dordogne | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| August 17, 2014 | Siorac-en-Périgord · Dordogne | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 5, 2012 | Le Bugue · Dordogne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| March 13, 2012 | Ribérac · Dordogne | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| June 26, 2011 | Saint-André-de-Double · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| February 22, 2010 | Coulounieix-Chamiers · Dordogne | Explained | Stars |
| October 27, 2009 | Coulounieix-Chamiers · Dordogne | Probably explained | |
| March 15, 2009 | Savignac-les-Églises · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| February 15, 2009 | Hautefort · Dordogne | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| May 28, 2008 | Bergerac · Dordogne | Probably explained | |
| April 2, 2004 | Marsaneix · Dordogne | Explained | Planets |
| August 20, 2001 | Tocane-Saint-Apre · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| November 13, 1997 | Villamblard · Dordogne | Probably explained | |
| August 27, 1997 | Maurens · Dordogne | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| November 16, 1995 | Corgnac-sur-l'Isle · Dordogne | Probably explained | |
| September 12, 1995 | Périgueux · Dordogne | Probably explained | |
| September 16, 1994 | Sorges · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| December 1, 1988 | Saint-Michel-de-Villadeix · Dordogne | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
| August 9, 1988 | Nontron · Dordogne | Probably explained | |
| August 3, 1981 | Saint-Astier · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| December 24, 1976 | La Bachellerie · Dordogne | Insufficient data | |
| April 24, 1976 | Eymet · Dordogne | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method