UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1977: 80 reports

SkyUnknown lists 80 UFO sightings in 1977 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 78 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 2.

Of the 80 cases with a conclusion from their source, 35% are explained (with certainty or probably), 63% lack the data to conclude, and 2 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: moon (4); optical phenomena (1); planets (1).

Most frequently named places: Kourou (3), Sainte-Cérotte (2), Saint-Claude (2), and Nancy (2).

cases: 80
unidentified: 2
period: 1977
sources: 2

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Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
December 31, 1977	Beaumettes · Vaucluse	Explained
December 20, 1977	Pouancé · Maine-et-Loire	Insufficient data
December 19, 1977	Chemilla · Jura	Explained	Moon
December 18, 1977	Sainte-Cérotte · Sarthe	Explained	Moon
December 17, 1977	Carquefou · Loire-Atlantique	Probably explained
December 13, 1977	France	Probably explained
December 7, 1977	Saint-Claude · Jura	Insufficient data
November 30, 1977	Cosnes-et-Romain · Meurthe-et-Moselle	Insufficient data
November 26, 1977	Sainte-Cérotte · Sarthe	Insufficient data
November 24, 1977	Nancy · Meurthe-et-Moselle	Insufficient data
November 19, 1977	Montmorillon · Vienne	Probably explained
November 15, 1977	Les Andelys · Eure	Probably explained
November 12, 1977	Châlons-sur-Marne · Marne	Probably explained
November 10, 1977	Chenôve · Côte-d'Or	Probably explained
November 10, 1977	Kourou · Guyane	Explained
November 4, 1977	Paris	Insufficient data
November 4, 1977	Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent · Eure	Insufficient data
November 2, 1977	Cagliari Elmas	Unexplained
October 28, 1977	Breteuil-sur-Iton · Eure	Probably explained
October 27, 1977	Elmas	Unexplained
October 27, 1977	Kourou · Guyane	Probably explained
October 24, 1977	Guise · Aisne	Explained	Optical phenomena
October 21, 1977	Bourail	Insufficient data
October 21, 1977	Bétheny · Marne	Insufficient data
October 21, 1977	Wassy · Haute-Marne	Insufficient data
October 18, 1977	Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal · Cantal	Insufficient data
October 16, 1977	Benquet · Landes	Insufficient data
October 16, 1977	Kourou · Guyane	Insufficient data
October 12, 1977	Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc · Gironde	Probably explained
October 9, 1977	Cassis · Bouches-du-Rhône	Insufficient data
October 9, 1977	Saint-Porchaire · Charente-Maritime	Insufficient data
October 8, 1977	Estang · Gers	Explained
October 8, 1977	Saint-Mars-d'Outillé · Sarthe	Probably explained
October 2, 1977	Conde-sur-Escaut · Nord	Insufficient data
October 2, 1977	Sarthe	Explained
September 30, 1977	Yonne	Probably explained
September 23, 1977	Istres · Bouches-du-Rhône	Insufficient data
September 18, 1977	Malaucène · Vaucluse	Explained	Moon
September 13, 1977	L'Isle-sur-Serein · Yonne	Insufficient data
September 5, 1977	Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · Yvelines	Insufficient data
September 4, 1977	La Tour-de-Salvagny · Rhône	Insufficient data
September 1, 1977	Machilly · Haute-Savoie	Probably explained
August 26, 1977	Nancy · Meurthe-et-Moselle	Insufficient data
August 15, 1977	Chaussin · Jura	Insufficient data
August 12, 1977	Les Lilas · Seine-Saint-Denis	Insufficient data
August 11, 1977	Erstein · Bas-Rhin	Probably explained
August 7, 1977	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur · Hautes-Alpes	Insufficient data
August 6, 1977	Louviers · Eure	Insufficient data
July 27, 1977	L'Arbresle · Rhône	Insufficient data
July 20, 1977	Saint-André-de-Cubzac · Gironde	Insufficient data
July 19, 1977	Urmatt · Bas-Rhin	Insufficient data
July 2, 1977	Noisy-le-Roi · Yvelines	Insufficient data
June 25, 1977	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · Pas-de-Calais	Insufficient data
June 13, 1977	Saint-Claude · Jura	Probably explained
June 4, 1977	Meylan · Isère	Insufficient data
May 30, 1977	Vitteaux · Côte-d'Or	Explained	Moon
May 28, 1977	Coux · Ardèche	Probably explained
May 13, 1977	Châteaurenard · Loiret	Insufficient data
May 11, 1977	Barcelonnette · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Explained
May 11, 1977	Laroche-près-Feyt · Corrèze	Insufficient data
April 30, 1977	Cagnes-sur-Mer · Alpes-Maritimes	Insufficient data
April 29, 1977	Angers · Maine-et-Loire	Insufficient data
April 2, 1977	Cos · Ariège	Insufficient data
March 18, 1977	Belleville-sur-Saone · Saône-et-Loire	Insufficient data
February 10, 1977	Albi · Tarn	Insufficient data
February 9, 1977	Lédignan · Gard	Insufficient data
February 5, 1977	Reims · Marne	Explained
February 2, 1977	Saint-Marcellin · Isère	Insufficient data
January 27, 1977	Verosvres · Saône-et-Loire	Insufficient data
January 26, 1977	Toulouse · Haute-Garonne	Insufficient data
January 24, 1977	Saint-Benoît · La Réunion	Insufficient data
January 23, 1977	Issoudun · Indre	Insufficient data
January 17, 1977	Porté-Puymorens · Pyrénées-Orientales	Explained
January 16, 1977	Vaucouleurs · Meuse	Insufficient data
January 14, 1977	La Bazoge · Sarthe	Insufficient data
January 10, 1977	France	Insufficient data
January 8, 1977	Le Mesnil-le-Roi · Yvelines	Insufficient data
January 5, 1977	Villebois-Lavalette · Charente	Insufficient data
January 1, 1977	Châteaudouble · Drôme	Explained	Planets
1977	Pouzauges · Vendée	Insufficient data

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Notable cases

Cagliari Elmas

Elmas

Beaumettes

Pouancé

Chemilla

Sainte-Cérotte

Carquefou

France

Saint-Claude

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