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UFO sightings in 1985: 45 reports

SkyUnknown lists 45 UFO sightings in 1985 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 36 cases, Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 8, and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1.

Of the 45 cases with a conclusion from their source, 44% are explained (with certainty or probably), 36% lack the data to conclude, and 9 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: ground lights and lasers (1); meteors and fireballs (1); optical phenomena (1).

cases
45
unidentified
9
period
1985
sources
3
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DatePlaceStatus
December 13, 1985SorrentoUnexplained
December 2, 1985Villers-Bocage · SommeProbably explained
November 16, 1985Fresnes · Val-de-MarneProbably explained
October 28, 1985Costiola Di CecinaUnexplained
October 20, 1985Barjac · ArdècheInsufficient data
October 8, 1985Dannemarie · Haut-RhinInsufficient data
October 5, 1985Cahors · LotProbably explained
September 17, 1985ImperiaUnexplained
September 16, 1985Marseille · Bouches-du-RhôneProbably explained
September 15, 1985AostaUnexplained
September 14, 1985Reventin-Vaugris · IsèreInsufficient data
September 12, 1985Dole · JuraInsufficient data
September 8, 1985CarbonaraUnexplained
September 3, 1985Rentree Atmospherique · RhôneProbably explained
August 18, 1985PontiniaUnexplained
August 6, 1985Saint-Pierre · La RéunionInsufficient data
August 1, 1985Barras · Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceInsufficient data
July 22, 1985Ploemeur · MorbihanInsufficient data
July 22, 1985Ploërmel · MorbihanProbably explained
July 20, 1985Saint-Germain · AubeProbably explained
June 26, 1985Mouchy-le-Châtel · OiseInsufficient data
June 5, 1985Gan · Pyrénées-AtlantiquesInsufficient data
May 25, 1985Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines · MorbihanProbably explained
April 30, 1985Corigliano CalabroUnexplained
April 8, 1985Grandrieu · LozèreExplained
March 23, 1985TarantoUnexplained
March 8, 1985Nanterre · Hauts-de-SeineProbably explained
March 6, 1985Montpellier · HéraultExplained
March 2, 1985Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye · Côte-d'OrInsufficient data
February 25, 1985Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan · Charente-MaritimeExplained
February 24, 1985Falaise · CalvadosExplained
February 22, 1985Abondance · Haute-SavoieExplained
February 21, 1985Bais · MayenneProbably explained
February 17, 1985Ouzouer-sur-Loire · LoiretExplained
February 14, 1985Tourcoing · NordInsufficient data
February 13, 1985Lannilis · FinistèreInsufficient data
February 2, 1985Urepel · Pyrénées-AtlantiquesExplained
February 1, 1985Pralognan-la-Vanoise · SavoieInsufficient data
January 26, 1985Moirans-en-Montagne · JuraProbably explained
January 24, 1985LotExplained
January 24, 1985Papua New GuineaUnexplained
January 24, 1985Prusly-sur-Ource · Côte-d'OrInsufficient data
January 21, 1985Cosne-d'Allier · AllierInsufficient data
January 14, 1985Bédoin · VaucluseExplained
January 6, 1985Val-de-Reuil · EureInsufficient data
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