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UFO sightings in 1981: 63 reports

SkyUnknown lists 63 UFO sightings in 1981 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 59 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 4.

Of the 63 cases with a conclusion from their source, 46% are explained (with certainty or probably), 44% lack the data to conclude, and 6 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (3); stars (3); ground lights and lasers (2).

cases
63
unidentified
6
period
1981
sources
2
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DatePlaceStatus
December 24, 1981Avignon · VaucluseInsufficient data
December 21, 1981Caudan · MorbihanProbably explained
December 19, 1981Nice · Alpes-MaritimesProbably explained
December 16, 1981Latour-de-France · Pyrénées-OrientalesInsufficient data
December 7, 1981Africo NuovoUnexplained
December 6, 1981Draveil · EssonneInsufficient data
November 22, 1981Guipavas · FinistèreProbably explained
November 22, 1981Lhuis · AinExplained
November 21, 1981Bourgoin-Jallieu · IsèreInsufficient data
November 20, 1981Bourg Saint-Maurice · IsèreProbably explained
November 11, 1981Fasano E Locorotondo CircaUnexplained
November 9, 1981Martina FrancaUnexplained
November 6, 1981Feignies · NordExplained
November 4, 1981Ferrette · Haut-RhinInsufficient data
November 1, 1981Marseille · Bouches-du-RhôneExplained
November 1, 1981Saint-Fiacre · Seine-et-MarneInsufficient data
October 22, 1981Saint-Pierre · La RéunionInsufficient data
October 16, 1981OristanoUnexplained
October 14, 1981Ollioules · VarProbably explained
October 5, 1981Crest · DrômeInsufficient data
October 4, 1981Saint-Hilaire · EssonneInsufficient data
October 3, 1981Vernet-les-Bains · Pyrénées-OrientalesInsufficient data
October 1981Angoulême · CharenteInsufficient data
October 1981Ouville-l'Abbaye · Seine-MaritimeInsufficient data
September 27, 1981Corneilla-de-Conflent · Pyrénées-OrientalesInsufficient data
September 22, 1981La Chapelle-la-Reine · Seine-et-MarneInsufficient data
September 22, 1981Riedisheim · Haut-RhinInsufficient data
September 19, 1981Sainte-Léocadie · Pyrénées-OrientalesProbably explained
September 5, 1981Lourdes · Hautes-PyrénéesInsufficient data
September 5, 1981Pontvallain · SartheExplained
August 11, 1981Vacqueriette-Erquières · Pas-de-CalaisInsufficient data
August 5, 1981Morzine · Haute-SavoieInsufficient data
August 3, 1981BorgoInsufficient data
August 3, 1981Saint-Astier · DordogneInsufficient data
August 1, 1981Roubaix · NordProbably explained
July 28, 1981Sens · YonneInsufficient data
July 27, 1981Ploërmel · MorbihanInsufficient data
July 16, 1981Hyères · VarInsufficient data
June 12, 1981Barbezieux · CharenteProbably explained
June 7, 1981Saint-Denis · La RéunionExplained
May 22, 1981Ternay · Loir-et-CherProbably explained
May 10, 1981Saint-Macaire · GirondeExplained
May 5, 1981Lyon · RhôneProbably explained
May 4, 1981Belfort · Territoire de BelfortExplained
May 4, 1981Quessoy · Côtes-d'ArmorInsufficient data
April 26, 1981Saint-Quentin · AisneProbably explained
April 7, 1981Oissel · Seine-MaritimeProbably explained
March 30, 1981Metz · MoselleInsufficient data
March 28, 1981Le Blanc-Mesnil · Seine-Saint-DenisInsufficient data
March 8, 1981Clamecy · NièvreProbably explained
February 26, 1981YonneProbably explained
February 23, 1981Le Soler · Pyrénées-OrientalesInsufficient data
February 9, 1981Aulnay-sous-Bois · Seine-Saint-DenisProbably explained
February 1, 1981Toulon · VarInsufficient data
January 29, 1981Dry · LoiretExplained
January 26, 1981Saint-Rivoal · FinistèreProbably explained
January 24, 1981Pithiviers · LoiretExplained
January 23, 1981Reims · MarneExplained
January 19, 1981Vitrolles · Bouches-du-RhôneExplained
January 15, 1981Perpignan · Pyrénées-OrientalesProbably explained
January 9, 1981Calais · Pas-de-CalaisProbably explained
January 8, 1981Trans-en-Provence · VarUnexplained
January 1, 1981Vaucresson · Hauts-de-SeineUnexplained
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method