UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Lot-et-Garonne: 27 reports
SkyUnknown lists 27 UFO sightings in Lot-et-Garonne, from 1976 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2015, with 4 cases.
Of the 27 cases with a conclusion from their source, 59% are explained (with certainty or probably), 30% lack the data to conclude, and 3 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (2); space station (ISS) (2); sky lanterns (2).
Most frequently named places: Agen (4), Casteljaloux (2), Le Temple-sur-Lot (2), Laroque-Timbaut (2), and Le Mas-d'Agenais (2).
- cases
- 27
- unidentified
- 3
- period
- 1976–2025
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedOctober 23, 2015
Montayral
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedOctober 23, 1978
Casteljaloux
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedMay 17, 2025
Couetron-au-Perche
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Satellites
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJanuary 31, 2022
Marmande
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Balloons
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedDecember 17, 2021
Marmande
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Aircraft
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedDecember 21, 2018
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataMarch 15, 2017
Saint-Eutrope-de-Born
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- ExplainedOctober 8, 2015
Le Passage
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
→ Planets
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJuly 20, 2015
Nérac
Lot-et-Garonne, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | Couetron-au-Perche · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| January 31, 2022 | Marmande · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| December 17, 2021 | Marmande · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 21, 2018 | Villeneuve-sur-Lot · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 15, 2017 | Saint-Eutrope-de-Born · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| October 23, 2015 | Montayral · Lot-et-Garonne | Unexplained | |
| October 8, 2015 | Le Passage · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Planets |
| July 20, 2015 | Nérac · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 9, 2015 | Varès · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Stars |
| August 8, 2013 | Barbaste · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| July 16, 2013 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| January 30, 2012 | Le Temple-sur-Lot · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| February 15, 2011 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Unexplained | |
| May 26, 2010 | Port-Sainte-Marie · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| May 17, 2009 | Le Temple-sur-Lot · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| March 3, 2009 | Vianne · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| April 4, 2008 | Le Mas-d'Agenais · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| October 6, 2004 | Casteljaloux · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| May 29, 1995 | Villeneuve-sur-Lot · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | |
| July 21, 1993 | Le Mas-d'Agenais · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | |
| April 8, 1993 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| February 6, 1983 | Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | |
| October 23, 1978 | Casteljaloux · Lot-et-Garonne | Unexplained | |
| March 24, 1978 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| July 29, 1976 | Laroque-Timbaut · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| June 6, 1976 | Pont-du-Casse · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | |
| April 7, 1976 | Laroque-Timbaut · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method