UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1976: 76 reports

SkyUnknown lists 76 UFO sightings in 1976 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 75 cases and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1.

Of the 76 cases with a conclusion from their source, 38% are explained (with certainty or probably), 58% lack the data to conclude, and 3 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (2); weather and storms (2); balloons (1).

cases: 76
unidentified: 3
period: 1976
sources: 2

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Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
December 26, 1976	Saint-Amour · Jura	Insufficient data
December 24, 1976	La Bachellerie · Dordogne	Insufficient data
December 23, 1976	La Courtine · Creuse	Probably explained
December 21, 1976	Pajay · Isère	Probably explained
December 18, 1976	Rennes-sur-Loue · Doubs	Insufficient data
December 14, 1976	Ajaccio	Explained	Balloons
December 10, 1976	Valbonne · Alpes-Maritimes	Probably explained
December 9, 1976	Saint-Tropez · Var	Insufficient data
December 8, 1976	Meyronnes · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Insufficient data
December 7, 1976	Sainte-Maxime · Var	Insufficient data
December 1, 1976	Ally · Haute-Loire	Explained
November 25, 1976	Saint-Geoirs · Isère	Unexplained
November 21, 1976	Montmédy · Meuse	Insufficient data
November 20, 1976	Commercy · Meuse	Insufficient data
November 20, 1976	Loulay · Charente-Maritime	Insufficient data
November 11, 1976	Bligny · Aube	Insufficient data
November 5, 1976	Rives · Isère	Insufficient data
November 4, 1976	Cassis-Carnoux · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained
October 29, 1976	Châtel-Guyon · Puy-de-Dôme	Probably explained
October 24, 1976	Bouzonville · Moselle	Insufficient data
October 21, 1976	Gondrecourt-le-Château · Meuse	Insufficient data
October 19, 1976	Locminé · Morbihan	Insufficient data
October 15, 1976	Venon · Isère	Insufficient data
October 10, 1976	Allevard · Isère	Probably explained
October 7, 1976	Montigny-lès-Metz · Moselle	Probably explained	Aircraft
October 5, 1976	Château-Gontier · Mayenne	Insufficient data
September 17, 1976	Haute-Garonne	Explained
September 12, 1976	Saint-Vérand · Isère	Probably explained	Weather and storms
September 10, 1976	Magné · Vienne	Probably explained
September 5, 1976	Tarbes · Hautes-Pyrénées	Probably explained
August 28, 1976	Planès · Pyrénées-Orientales	Insufficient data
August 27, 1976	Forbach · Moselle	Probably explained
August 23, 1976	Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues · Hérault	Probably explained	Aircraft
August 3, 1976	Anglemont · Vosges	Explained
July 30, 1976	Chirens · Isère	Insufficient data
July 29, 1976	Laroque-Timbaut · Lot-et-Garonne	Insufficient data
July 23, 1976	Condom · Gers	Insufficient data
July 19, 1976	Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis · Nièvre	Insufficient data
July 16, 1976	Colombes · Hauts-de-Seine	Insufficient data
July 15, 1976	Revin · Ardennes	Insufficient data
July 13, 1976	Void-Vacon · Meuse	Probably explained
July 11, 1976	Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine · Isère	Insufficient data
July 10, 1976	Épinal · Vosges	Insufficient data
July 9, 1976	Entrevaux · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Insufficient data
July 7, 1976	Avallon · Yonne	Insufficient data
July 2, 1976	Cholet · Maine-et-Loire	Insufficient data
June 25, 1976	Joncy · Saône-et-Loire	Explained
June 22, 1976	Bischwiller · Bas-Rhin	Insufficient data
June 18, 1976	Dieppe · Seine-Maritime	Insufficient data
June 6, 1976	Pont-du-Casse · Lot-et-Garonne	Probably explained
June 6, 1976	Provency · Yonne	Probably explained
May 24, 1976	Matha · Charente-Maritime	Probably explained
May 19, 1976	Miramont-d'Astarac · Gers	Insufficient data
April 24, 1976	Eymet · Dordogne	Probably explained	Weather and storms
April 15, 1976	Criel-sur-Mer · Seine-Maritime	Insufficient data
April 7, 1976	Laroque-Timbaut · Lot-et-Garonne	Insufficient data
April 5, 1976	Pont-Sainte-Maxence · Oise	Explained	Hoaxes
April 1, 1976	Saint-Paul · La Réunion	Probably explained
March 29, 1976	Roanne · Loire	Insufficient data
March 27, 1976	Saint-Denis · La Réunion	Insufficient data
March 25, 1976	Thuir · Pyrénées-Orientales	Unexplained
March 24, 1976	Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante · Guadeloupe	Probably explained
February 17, 1976	Billom · Puy-de-Dôme	Insufficient data
February 9, 1976	Vendée	Explained	Moon
February 5, 1976	Châteaurenard · Bouches-du-Rhône	Insufficient data
February 3, 1976	Le Lauzet-Ubaye · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Insufficient data
January 31, 1976	Chambourg-sur-Indre · Indre-et-Loire	Insufficient data
January 24, 1976	Chantonay · Vendée	Probably explained
January 19, 1976	Espalion · Aveyron	Insufficient data
January 17, 1976	Neuville-Saint-Vaast · Pas-de-Calais	Insufficient data
January 13, 1976	Valbonnais · Isère	Insufficient data
January 10, 1976	Grimaud · Var	Probably explained
January 9, 1976	Saint-Pierre · La Réunion	Probably explained
January 5, 1976	Domène · Isère	Insufficient data
1976	Lieu non précisé	Unexplained
January 1, 1976	Sains-Richaumont · Aisne	Insufficient data

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Notable cases

Saint-Geoirs

Thuir

Lieu non précisé

Saint-Amour

La Bachellerie

La Courtine

Pajay

Rennes-sur-Loue

Ajaccio

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