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UFO sightings in 2010: 144 reports

SkyUnknown lists 144 UFO sightings in 2010 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 139 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 5.

Of the 144 cases with a conclusion from their source, 68% are explained (with certainty or probably), 27% lack the data to conclude, and 7 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (37); planets (13); balloons (12).

Most frequently named places: Sallanches (2), Bordeaux (2), and Menton (2).

cases
144
unidentified
7
period
2010
sources
2
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DatePlaceStatus
December 31, 2010Pierrevert · Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceExplained
December 30, 2010Senneville-sur-Fécamp · Seine-MaritimeInsufficient data
December 27, 2010Geneston · Loire-AtlantiqueProbably explained
December 5, 2010ParisProbably explained
December 3, 2010Haut-RhinExplained
November 26, 2010Mirande · GersInsufficient data
November 21, 2010Le Mans · SartheUnexplained
November 17, 2010Saint-Thibéry · HéraultProbably explained
November 16, 2010Essey-lès-Nancy · Meurthe-et-MoselleInsufficient data
November 14, 2010Menton · Alpes-MaritimesExplained
November 10, 2010Hérouville-Saint-Clair · CalvadosInsufficient data
November 2010Château-Thébaud · Loire-AtlantiqueProbably explained
November 1, 2010Mailly-le-Camp · AubeProbably explained
October 9, 2010Angoulême · CharenteProbably explained
October 7, 2010Berck · Pas-de-CalaisInsufficient data
October 6, 2010Golfech · Tarn-et-GaronneInsufficient data
September 25, 2010Fréjus · VarProbably explained
September 24, 2010Sargé-lès-le-Mans · SartheExplained
September 19, 2010Dole · JuraProbably explained
September 19, 2010ParisProbably explained
September 11, 2010Antibes · Alpes-MaritimesExplained
September 10, 2010Eybens · IsèreProbably explained
September 10, 2010Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal · Seine-MaritimeProbably explained
September 10, 2010Saint-Jorioz · Haute-SavoieExplained
September 10, 2010Vailly-sur-Sauldre · CherExplained
September 5, 2010Fontenay-en-Parisis · Val-d'OiseProbably explained
September 2, 2010Le Pradet · VarInsufficient data
September 1, 2010Commercy · MeuseInsufficient data
August 31, 2010Aix-les-Bains · SavoieInsufficient data
August 31, 2010Vigneux-sur-Seine · EssonneExplained
August 29, 2010Bracquemont · Seine-MaritimeProbably explained
August 29, 2010Tenteling · MoselleExplained
August 28, 2010La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin · SartheProbably explained
August 26, 2010Mottier · IsèreProbably explained
August 24, 2010Bailleval · OiseExplained
August 22, 2010Anglet · Pyrénées-AtlantiquesInsufficient data
August 22, 2010Vendin-lès-Béthune · Pas-de-CalaisExplained
August 21, 2010La Garenne-Colombes · Hauts-de-SeineProbably explained
August 21, 2010Notre-Dame-du-Pré · SavoieProbably explained
August 19, 2010Civray · VienneProbably explained
August 19, 2010Névez · FinistèreInsufficient data
August 13, 2010Perpignan · Pyrénées-OrientalesProbably explained
August 8, 2010Sainte-Terre · GirondeExplained
August 5, 2010Saint-Jean-de-Monts · VendéeInsufficient data
July 30, 2010Rotondi Paolisi (Bn)Unexplained
July 30, 2010Trept · IsèreInsufficient data
July 30, 2010Vallauris · Alpes-MaritimesProbably explained
July 28, 2010Camboulit · LotProbably explained
July 25, 2010Labastide-Saint-Sernin · Haute-GaronneExplained
July 20, 2010Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · Pas-de-CalaisProbably explained
July 18, 2010Albi · TarnProbably explained
July 18, 2010Canteleu · Seine-MaritimeProbably explained
July 17, 2010Les Hermites · Indre-et-LoireInsufficient data
July 16, 2010Huttenheim · Bas-RhinInsufficient data
July 15, 2010Aix-en-Provence · Bouches-du-RhôneExplained
July 13, 2010Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat · Alpes-MaritimesProbably explained
July 11, 2010Bertangles · SommeProbably explained
July 11, 2010La Bohalle · Maine-et-LoireExplained
July 9, 2010Montélimar · DrômeInsufficient data
July 8, 2010Barberaz · SavoieInsufficient data
July 6, 2010Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne · Maine-et-LoireExplained
July 5, 2010Lido Di CamaioreUnexplained
July 5, 2010Noirétable · LoireProbably explained
July 4, 2010Fort-Mahon-Plage · SommeInsufficient data
July 3, 2010Brion · YonneProbably explained
July 3, 2010Petit-Couronne · Seine-MaritimeExplained
July 2, 2010Apt · VaucluseExplained
July 1, 2010Cergy · Val-d'OiseProbably explained
July 1, 2010Parthenay-de-Bretagne · Ille-et-VilaineProbably explained
July 1, 2010Rosny-sous-Bois · Seine-Saint-DenisInsufficient data
June 30, 2010Saint-Maur-des-Fossés · Val-de-MarneInsufficient data
June 27, 201012.10°, 144.15°Explained
June 27, 2010Montfort-sur-Meu · Ille-et-VilaineProbably explained
June 26, 2010ParisInsufficient data
June 25, 2010Chaulgnes · NièvreExplained
June 25, 2010Ussac · CorrèzeProbably explained
June 20, 2010Le Plessis-Grammoire · Maine-et-LoireExplained
June 19, 2010Isigny-le-Buat · MancheInsufficient data
June 13, 2010Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · YvelinesProbably explained
June 12, 2010Calais · Pas-de-CalaisProbably explained
June 12, 2010Toulouse · Haute-GaronneProbably explained
June 10, 2010Sallanches · Haute-SavoieInsufficient data
June 7, 2010Nantes · Loire-AtlantiqueProbably explained
June 6, 2010Grosseto-PrugnaProbably explained
June 6, 2010Le Montat · LotInsufficient data
June 6, 2010Saint-Julien-en-Genevois · Haute-SavoieInsufficient data
June 5, 2010Busto ArsizioUnexplained
June 5, 2010ParisExplained
June 5, 2010Tournan-en-Brie · Seine-et-MarneExplained
June 4, 2010Gourin · MorbihanProbably explained
June 4, 2010Montpellier · HéraultProbably explained
June 3, 2010Fontenay-sous-Bois · Val-de-MarneProbably explained
June 3, 2010Mordelles · Ille-et-VilaineExplained
June 2, 2010La Vergenne · Haute-SaôneProbably explained
May 31, 2010Maresches · NordInsufficient data
May 26, 2010Port-Sainte-Marie · Lot-et-GaronneProbably explained
May 24, 2010Beynes · YvelinesExplained
May 23, 2010Auberville-la-Renault · Seine-MaritimeProbably explained
May 23, 2010ParisInsufficient data
May 22, 2010Monceaux-sur-Dordogne · CorrèzeProbably explained
May 21, 2010Nancy · Meurthe-et-MoselleExplained
May 17, 2010Clairvaux-les-Lacs · JuraInsufficient data
May 6, 2010La Couronne · CharenteInsufficient data
May 2, 2010Favières · Meurthe-et-MoselleProbably explained
May 1, 2010Sallanches · Haute-SavoieProbably explained
April 29, 2010Ouessant · FinistèreExplained
April 24, 2010Saint-Alban-Leysse · SavoieProbably explained
April 17, 2010Bourg-en-Bresse · AinProbably explained
April 14, 2010Bordeaux · GirondeProbably explained
April 14, 2010Escource · LandesExplained
April 14, 2010Nice · Alpes-MaritimesInsufficient data
April 10, 2010Menton · Alpes-MaritimesExplained
April 10, 2010Rouffach · Haut-RhinProbably explained
April 9, 2010Ortaffa · Pyrénées-OrientalesInsufficient data
April 7, 2010Garein · LandesExplained
April 5, 2010Bordeaux · GirondeInsufficient data
March 31, 2010Fameck · MoselleInsufficient data
March 30, 2010Berrias-et-Casteljau · ArdècheInsufficient data
March 27, 2010Les Forges · VosgesProbably explained
March 17, 2010Valentine · Haute-GaronneExplained
March 15, 2010Chécy · LoiretProbably explained
March 14, 2010RomaUnexplained
March 11, 2010Mèze · HéraultInsufficient data
March 6, 2010Pierre-Châtel · IsèreExplained
March 4, 2010Rosheim · Bas-RhinProbably explained
February 28, 2010Elne · Pyrénées-OrientalesProbably explained
February 27, 2010Millery · Meurthe-et-MoselleExplained
February 22, 2010Coulounieix-Chamiers · DordogneExplained
February 18, 2010PinetoUnexplained
February 14, 2010Lanternes · MorbihanExplained
February 11, 2010Baud · MorbihanProbably explained
February 7, 2010Fort-de-France · MartiniqueInsufficient data
February 3, 2010Satillieu · ArdècheProbably explained
January 21, 2010Eauze · GersInsufficient data
January 21, 2010Saint François Longchamp · SavoieProbably explained
January 20, 2010Lahas · GersInsufficient data
January 16, 2010Reichstett · Bas-RhinProbably explained
January 13, 2010Eysines · GirondeExplained
January 6, 2010Sainte-Marie · La RéunionProbably explained
January 6, 2010Strasbourg · Bas-RhinInsufficient data
January 4, 2010Taverny · Val-d'OiseUnexplained
January 3, 2010Lorient · MorbihanProbably explained
January 1, 2010Ile d'Oleron · Charente-MaritimeExplained
January 1, 2010Saint-Germain-du-Puch · GirondeProbably explained
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