UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1993: 69 reports

SkyUnknown lists 69 UFO sightings in 1993 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 61 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 8.

Of the 69 cases with a conclusion from their source, 57% are explained (with certainty or probably), 28% lack the data to conclude, and 11 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: ground lights and lasers (10); aircraft (3); balloons (3).

cases: 69
unidentified: 11
period: 1993
sources: 2

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Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
December 25, 1993	Roquemaure · Gard	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
December 11, 1993	Avignon · Vaucluse	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
December 11, 1993	L'Île-Bouchard · Indre-et-Loire	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
November 26, 1993	Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut · Ardèche	Unexplained
November 23, 1993	Brest Harteloire · Finistère	Insufficient data
November 16, 1993	Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte · Manche	Insufficient data
November 15, 1993	Ecquevilly · Yvelines	Unexplained
November 14, 1993	Galatina	Unexplained
October 30, 1993	Douvrin · Pas-de-Calais	Insufficient data
October 21, 1993	Fos-sur-Mer · Bouches-du-Rhône	Insufficient data
October 9, 1993	Collesalvetti	Unexplained
October 5, 1993	Bessines-sur-Gartempe · Haute-Vienne	Probably explained	Weather and storms
October 1993	Menton (06) --.10	Insufficient data
September 27, 1993	Ota	Insufficient data
September 27, 1993	Tournefeuille · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained
September 11, 1993	Bourgneuf-en-Retz · Loire-Atlantique	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
September 5, 1993	Poulainville · Somme	Insufficient data
September 4, 1993	Le Portel · Pas-de-Calais	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
August 21, 1993	Varces-Allières-et-Risset · Isère	Probably explained
August 19, 1993	Châteaubourg · Ardèche	Insufficient data
August 19, 1993	Montmirat · Gard	Probably explained	Aircraft
August 19, 1993	Rivisondoli	Unexplained
August 18, 1993	Toulouse · Haute-Garonne	Insufficient data
August 17, 1993	Vatan · Indre	Explained
August 14, 1993	(dep) Haute-Garonne · Haute-Garonne	Insufficient data
August 13, 1993	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch · Finistère	Insufficient data
August 12, 1993	Hayes · Moselle	Explained	Planets
August 8, 1993	L'Hôpital · Moselle	Insufficient data
August 7, 1993	Château-Gontier · Mayenne	Probably explained
August 7, 1993	Rémilly · Moselle	Unexplained
July 30, 1993	Miglianico	Unexplained
July 25, 1993	Palluau-sur-Indre · Indre	Probably explained
July 24, 1993	Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès · Ardèche	Explained
July 23, 1993	Valeggio Sul Mincio	Unexplained
July 23, 1993	Viry-Châtillon · Essonne	Probably explained
July 21, 1993	Le Mas-d'Agenais · Lot-et-Garonne	Explained
July 18, 1993	Beuvraignes · Somme	Probably explained
July 15, 1993	Mauvezin · Gers	Probably explained	Aircraft
July 14, 1993	Lavazan · Gironde	Probably explained
July 10, 1993	Chinon · Indre-et-Loire	Probably explained
July 8, 1993	Lirio	Unexplained
July 8, 1993	Lons-le-Saunier · Jura	Insufficient data
July 3, 1993	Guigneville-sur-Essonne · Essonne	Probably explained
July 2, 1993	Maubec · Vaucluse	Explained
June 29, 1993	La Condamine-Châtelard · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Probably explained	Balloons
June 27, 1993	Le Port-Marly · Yvelines	Probably explained	Balloons
June 17, 1993	Fleurines · Oise	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
June 8, 1993	Semproniano	Unexplained
May 31, 1993	Réhon · Meurthe-et-Moselle	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
May 30, 1993	Pantin (93) 30.05.1993 T1	Probably explained	Aircraft
May 30, 1993	Pantin (93) 30.05.1993 T2	Explained	Planets
May 17, 1993	Le Mans · Sarthe	Insufficient data
May 16, 1993	Norges-la-Ville · Côte-d'Or	Probably explained	Balloons
May 16, 1993	Saint-Branchs · Indre-et-Loire	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
May 8, 1993	Bethoncourt · Doubs	Insufficient data
April 25, 1993	Gavray · Manche	Explained
April 8, 1993	Agen · Lot-et-Garonne	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
April 1, 1993	Roissard · Isère	Insufficient data
March 24, 1993	Les Neyrolles · Ain	Explained
March 4, 1993	Monselice	Unexplained
March 2, 1993	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie · Vendée	Explained
February 28, 1993	Lusignan · Vienne	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
February 23, 1993	Le Mans · Sarthe	Probably explained
February 13, 1993	Beaumont-Hague · Manche	Probably explained
February 1, 1993	Saint-Privas · Corrèze	Insufficient data
January 18, 1993	La Trimouille · Vienne	Probably explained	Re-entries
January 15, 1993	Corcieux · Vosges	Probably explained
January 6, 1993	Talloires · Haute-Savoie	Insufficient data
1993	Bouches-du-Rhône	Insufficient data

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Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut

Ecquevilly

Galatina

Collesalvetti

Rivisondoli

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Miglianico

Valeggio Sul Mincio

Lirio

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