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UFO sightings in 1983: 51 reports

SkyUnknown lists 51 UFO sightings in 1983 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 39 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 12.

Of the 51 cases with a conclusion from their source, 53% are explained (with certainty or probably), 24% lack the data to conclude, and 12 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: planets (4); re-entries (4); aircraft (2).

cases
51
unidentified
12
period
1983
sources
2
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DatePlaceStatus
December 8, 1983Yerres · EssonneInsufficient data
December 1, 1983Sarreguemines · MoselleInsufficient data
November 26, 1983Brive-la-Gaillarde · CorrèzeProbably explained
November 18, 1983MoselleProbably explained
November 17, 1983Hombourg-Haut · MoselleProbably explained
November 17, 1983Rentree Atmospherique — NationalProbably explained
November 15, 1983Rentree Atmospherique — NationalProbably explained
October 31, 1983Ambernac (16) 31.10.1983 « Peuplier»Probably explained
October 13, 1983Anzio E NettunoUnexplained
October 3, 1983Saint-Chamond · LoireInsufficient data
September 28, 1983L'Haÿ-les-Roses · Val-de-MarneInsufficient data
September 26, 1983Canet-en-Roussillon · Pyrénées-OrientalesExplained
September 26, 1983PolynesieProbably explained
September 26, 1983Polynesie FrancaiseProbably explained
September 25, 1983Beauvezer · Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceProbably explained
September 24, 1983Vitry-le-François · MarneInsufficient data
September 11, 1983Saint-Gratien · Val-d'OiseInsufficient data
July 17, 1983Sommerécourt · Haute-MarneProbably explained
July 15, 1983Avon · Seine-et-MarneProbably explained
July 15, 1983Boussay · Indre-et-LoireProbably explained
July 14, 1983Milly-la-Forêt · EssonneInsufficient data
July 13, 1983Carosello Di PietralungaUnexplained
July 1983Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit · LozèreInsufficient data
July 1983Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse · IsèreInsufficient data
June 6, 1983Abano TermeUnexplained
June 6, 1983AcquafreddaUnexplained
June 6, 1983Orio AlserioUnexplained
June 6, 1983Rentree Atmospherique — NationalProbably explained
June 6, 1983S. Martino Di ValmozzolaUnexplained
June 6, 1983VigevanoUnexplained
June 5, 1983VarziUnexplained
May 9, 1983Barrême · Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceExplained
May 8, 1983VescovatoInsufficient data
May 5, 1983Labatut · LandesProbably explained
April 29, 1983Pyrénées-AtlantiquesExplained
April 25, 1983La Verpillière · IsèreProbably explained
April 24, 1983Fréland · Haut-RhinExplained
April 20, 1983Sommauthe · ArdennesExplained
April 19, 1983RomaUnexplained
April 13, 1983Aunay-sur-Odon · CalvadosProbably explained
April 8, 1983Abbadia S. SalvatoreUnexplained
March 15, 1983Aigrefeuille · Charente-MaritimeProbably explained
March 14, 1983Plouarzel · FinistèreExplained
February 6, 1983Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan · Lot-et-GaronneProbably explained
January 31, 1983Francavilla FontanaUnexplained
January 29, 1983Cerisy-la-Salle · MancheInsufficient data
January 28, 1983La Caine · CalvadosInsufficient data
January 26, 1983Lambesc · Bouches-du-RhôneProbably explained
January 23, 1983CapriUnexplained
January 23, 1983Le Passage · IsèreProbably explained
January 12, 1983Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine · Puy-de-DômeProbably explained
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