UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Landes: 27 reports
SkyUnknown lists 27 UFO sightings in Landes, from 1970 to 2024, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES).
Of the 27 cases with a conclusion from their source, 56% are explained (with certainty or probably), 41% lack the data to conclude, and 1 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (4); aircraft (2); balloons (2).
Most frequently named places: Biscarrosse (2), Soustons (2), and Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx (2).
- cases
- 27
- unidentified
- 1
- period
- 1970–2024
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedNovember 1, 2002
Cazères-sur-l'Adour
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 20, 2024
Biscarrosse
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedAugust 14, 2022
Pouillon
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedFebruary 22, 2022
Magescq
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 7, 2021
Biscarrosse
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Ground lights and lasers
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedNovember 25, 2020
Hontanx
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedDecember 1, 2019
Soustons
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Satellites
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataDecember 11, 2018
Dax
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedAugust 15, 2014
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
Other departments in the region
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2024 | Biscarrosse · Landes | Explained | Balloons |
| August 14, 2022 | Pouillon · Landes | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 22, 2022 | Magescq · Landes | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 7, 2021 | Biscarrosse · Landes | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| November 25, 2020 | Hontanx · Landes | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 1, 2019 | Soustons · Landes | Probably explained | Satellites |
| December 11, 2018 | Dax · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| August 15, 2014 | Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains · Landes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 9, 2014 | Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| December 24, 2012 | Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx · Landes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 13, 2012 | Soustons · Landes | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| October 10, 2011 | Benesse · Landes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 14, 2010 | Escource · Landes | Explained | Stars |
| April 7, 2010 | Garein · Landes | Explained | Planets |
| August 4, 2007 | Vielle-Saint-Girons · Landes | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 9, 2007 | Misson · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| November 1, 2002 | Cazères-sur-l'Adour · Landes | Unexplained | |
| April 1998 | Bélis · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| March 9, 1997 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| November 10, 1994 | Bourriot-Bergonce · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| August 20, 1991 | Vielle-Soubiran · Landes | Probably explained | |
| October 19, 1988 | Pissos · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| October 2, 1984 | Saint-Cricq-Chalosse · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| May 5, 1983 | Labatut · Landes | Probably explained | Weather and storms |
| November 26, 1979 | Tilh · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| October 16, 1977 | Benquet · Landes | Insufficient data | |
| July 1970 | Landes | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method