UFO sightings by place

UFO sightings in Var: 61 reports

SkyUnknown lists 61 UFO sightings in Var, from 1967 to 2025, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES). The busiest year was 2012, with 5 cases.

Of the 61 cases with a conclusion from their source, 67% are explained (with certainty or probably), 30% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: balloons (11); aircraft (8); ground lights and lasers (4).

Most frequently named places: Toulon (5), Hyères (5), Fréjus (4), Les Arcs (2), and La Seyne-sur-Mer (2).

cases: 61
unidentified: 2
period: 1967–2025
source: 1

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

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Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
December 10, 2025	Hyères · Var	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
September 14, 2025	Roquebrune-sur-Argens · Var	Explained	Aircraft
June 18, 2025	Fréjus · Var	Probably explained	Drones
May 14, 2024	Saint-Raphaël · Var	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
August 7, 2023	Toulon · Var	Probably explained	Aircraft
July 4, 2023	Cavalaire-sur-Mer · Var	Explained	Balloons
November 27, 2021	Toulon · Var	Explained	Balloons
August 20, 2021	La Garde · Var	Explained	Balloons
July 17, 2021	La Seyne-sur-Mer · Var	Explained	Balloons
June 11, 2020	Solliès-Pont · Var	Probably explained	Aircraft
February 28, 2020	Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer · Var	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 23, 2019	Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
May 29, 2018	Toulon · Var	Explained	Balloons
August 25, 2017	Fréjus · Var	Probably explained	Aircraft
May 27, 2016	Hyères · Var	Explained	Optical phenomena
September 4, 2015	Roquebrune-sur-Argens · Var	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
September 2015	Cogolin · Var	Insufficient data
February 19, 2015	Puget-sur-Argens · Var	Insufficient data
January 12, 2015	Saint-Zacharie · Var	Unexplained
January 5, 2015	Six-Fours-les-Plages · Var	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
December 25, 2014	La Garde · Var	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
December 18, 2014	Les Arcs · Var	Probably explained	Stars
July 31, 2014	Lorgues · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
June 14, 2014	Trans-en-Provence · Var	Insufficient data
December 1, 2013	Bandol · Var	Explained	Aircraft
October 27, 2013	Collobrières · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
June 3, 2013	Pignans · Var	Probably explained	Aircraft
November 25, 2012	Six-Fours-les-Plages · Var	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
August 23, 2012	Toulon · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
August 22, 2012	Brue-Auriac · Var	Explained	Space station (ISS)
August 22, 2012	Draguignan · Var	Explained	Space station (ISS)
February 17, 2012	Carqueiranne · Var	Insufficient data
August 26, 2011	La Seyne-sur-Mer · Var	Explained	Reflections and photo artefacts
July 18, 2011	Tanneron · Var	Probably explained	Aircraft
April 5, 2011	Cotignac · Var	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
February 2, 2011	Hyères · Var	Insufficient data
September 25, 2010	Fréjus · Var	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 2, 2010	Le Pradet · Var	Insufficient data
June 26, 2009	Hyères · Var	Insufficient data
April 27, 2008	Cuers · Var	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
March 15, 2008	Vidauban · Var	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 18, 2007	Les Arcs · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
January 21, 2007	La Croix-Valmer · Var	Explained	Reflections and photo artefacts
August 2004	Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume · Var	Insufficient data
June 21, 2001	Ginasservis · Var	Probably explained
May 14, 1995	Le Thoronet · Var	Insufficient data
August 17, 1988	Brignoles · Var	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
August 6, 1988	Sainte-Maxime · Var	Insufficient data
October 22, 1984	Le Luc · Var	Explained
February 19, 1982	La Crau · Var	Insufficient data
October 14, 1981	Ollioules · Var	Probably explained	Aircraft
July 16, 1981	Hyères · Var	Insufficient data
February 1, 1981	Toulon · Var	Insufficient data
January 8, 1981	Trans-en-Provence · Var	Unexplained
August 29, 1980	Ollioules · Var	Insufficient data
July 13, 1979	Fréjus · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
December 9, 1976	Saint-Tropez · Var	Insufficient data
December 7, 1976	Sainte-Maxime · Var	Insufficient data
January 10, 1976	Grimaud · Var	Probably explained
1973	Carcès · Var	Insufficient data
September 1967	Seillons-Source-d'Argens · Var	Insufficient data

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Notable cases

Saint-Zacharie

Trans-en-Provence

Hyères

Roquebrune-sur-Argens

Fréjus

Saint-Raphaël

Toulon

Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Toulon

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