UFO sightings by period
UFO sightings in 2013: 212 reports
SkyUnknown lists 212 UFO sightings in 2013 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 209 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 3.
Of the 212 cases with a conclusion from their source, 78% are explained (with certainty or probably), 20% lack the data to conclude, and 4 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (55); aircraft (27); balloons (12).
Most frequently named places: Nice (4), Jaunay-Clan (3), Toulouse (3), Metz (3), and Plaisir (2).
- cases
- 212
- unidentified
- 4
- period
- 2013
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- 2
Map of the cases
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedJuly 1, 2013
Chiesa In Valmalenco
SO, Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- UnexplainedMay 29, 2013
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Orne, Normandie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- UnexplainedMay 12, 2013
San Giorgio Albanese
CS, Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- UnexplainedJanuary 1, 2013
Roma
Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- Insufficient dataDecember 31, 2013
Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe
Vosges, Grand Est, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedDecember 29, 2013
Steinbach
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
→ Moon
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedDecember 27, 2013
Xirocourt
Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedDecember 24, 2013
Prévessin-Moëns
Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedDecember 22, 2013
Espéraza
Aude, Occitanie, France
→ Sky lanterns
GEIPAN (CNES)
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The 200 most recent sightings (out of 212)
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2013 | Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe · Vosges | Insufficient data | |
| December 29, 2013 | Steinbach · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Moon |
| December 27, 2013 | Xirocourt · Meurthe-et-Moselle | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 24, 2013 | Prévessin-Moëns · Ain | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 22, 2013 | Espéraza · Aude | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 21, 2013 | Balma · Haute-Garonne | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| December 17, 2013 | Baume-les-Dames · Doubs | Insufficient data | |
| December 15, 2013 | Le Taillan-Médoc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| December 15, 2013 | Lyon · Rhône | Explained | Aircraft |
| December 15, 2013 | Paris | Explained | Planets |
| December 14, 2013 | Sainte-Eulalie · Gironde | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 11, 2013 | Saint-Gatien-des-Bois · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| December 10, 2013 | Camaret-sur-Aigues · Vaucluse | Probably explained | Stars |
| December 10, 2013 | Maincy · Seine-et-Marne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 9, 2013 | Romainville · Seine-Saint-Denis | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 8, 2013 | Tart-le-Bas · Côte-d'Or | Explained | Planets |
| December 1, 2013 | Bandol · Var | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 28, 2013 | Saint-Vigor-le-Grand · Calvados | Probably explained | Fireworks and flares |
| November 27, 2013 | Domérat · Allier | Explained | Planets |
| November 26, 2013 | Bron · Rhône | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 23, 2013 | Laguiole · Aveyron | Insufficient data | |
| November 22, 2013 | La Tremblade · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Planets |
| November 16, 2013 | Pau · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| November 12, 2013 | Laragne-Montéglin · Hautes-Alpes | Insufficient data | |
| November 10, 2013 | Sceaux · Hauts-de-Seine | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| November 8, 2013 | Thueyts · Ardèche | Insufficient data | |
| November 6, 2013 | Lescar · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 6, 2013 | Tallard · Hautes-Alpes | Explained | Stars |
| November 4, 2013 | Massy · Essonne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| November 3, 2013 | Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 30, 2013 | Le Grand-Village-Plage · Charente-Maritime | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| October 30, 2013 | Sablé-sur-Sarthe · Sarthe | Insufficient data | |
| October 28, 2013 | Mornant · Rhône | Insufficient data | |
| October 27, 2013 | Collobrières · Var | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 25, 2013 | Odos · Hautes-Pyrénées | Explained | Planets |
| October 23, 2013 | Callac · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| October 22, 2013 | Ailly-sur-Noye · Somme | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 22, 2013 | Munster · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 20, 2013 | Nantes · Loire-Atlantique | Explained | Stars |
| October 20, 2013 | Romagnieu · Isère | Insufficient data | |
| October 16, 2013 | Vienne-en-Arthies · Val-d'Oise | Probably explained | Hoaxes |
| October 13, 2013 | Nancy · Meurthe-et-Moselle | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| October 11, 2013 | Aigues-Mortes · Gard | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 11, 2013 | Pujaut · Gard | Insufficient data | |
| October 9, 2013 | Allonne · Oise | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 7, 2013 | Bordeaux · Gironde | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 7, 2013 | Niedersoultzbach · Bas-Rhin | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| October 3, 2013 | Montcheutin · Ardennes | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| October 3, 2013 | Plélo · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Satellites |
| October 2, 2013 | Walbach · Haut-Rhin | Explained | |
| October 1, 2013 | Groisy · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| October 1, 2013 | Schiltigheim · Bas-Rhin | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 28, 2013 | Caen · Calvados | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 27, 2013 | Montreuil-sur-Ille · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 24, 2013 | Gouvieux · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| September 24, 2013 | Mons · Hérault | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 23, 2013 | Razès · Haute-Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| September 23, 2013 | Saint-Germain-sur-Ay · Manche | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 22, 2013 | Locminé · Morbihan | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 22, 2013 | Lourdes · Hautes-Pyrénées | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| September 22, 2013 | Salies-de-Béarn · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| September 22, 2013 | Toulouse · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 15, 2013 | Cabrières · Hérault | Insufficient data | |
| September 14, 2013 | Lézignan-la-Cèbe · Hérault | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 8, 2013 | Plombières-les-Bains · Vosges | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 8, 2013 | Saint-Loubès · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| September 7, 2013 | Poissy · Yvelines | Probably explained | Balloons |
| September 6, 2013 | Le Pian-Médoc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| September 5, 2013 | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône · Val-d'Oise | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 4, 2013 | Villotran · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| September 2, 2013 | Champigny · Yonne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 31, 2013 | Chalmazel · Loire | Probably explained | Satellites |
| August 31, 2013 | Saint-Léger-aux-Bois · Seine-Maritime | Explained | Satellites |
| August 30, 2013 | Paray-le-Monial · Saône-et-Loire | Probably explained | Satellites |
| August 30, 2013 | Strasbourg · Bas-Rhin | Insufficient data | |
| August 29, 2013 | Chanos-Curson · Drôme | Explained | Optical phenomena |
| August 25, 2013 | Saint-Denis · La Réunion | Insufficient data | |
| August 24, 2013 | Le Boulou · Pyrénées-Orientales | Insufficient data | |
| August 21, 2013 | Metz · Moselle | Probably explained | |
| August 21, 2013 | Nice · Alpes-Maritimes | Probably explained | Balloons |
| August 20, 2013 | Beaulieu · Isère | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 19, 2013 | Montfermeil · Seine-Saint-Denis | Explained | Satellites |
| August 18, 2013 | Montferrand-le-Château · Doubs | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 17, 2013 | Pontarlier · Doubs | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| August 16, 2013 | La Gaude · Alpes-Maritimes | Probably explained | Balloons |
| August 13, 2013 | Nantes · Loire-Atlantique | Insufficient data | |
| August 13, 2013 | Pont-Audemer · Eure | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 13, 2013 | Villerupt · Meurthe-et-Moselle | Explained | Satellites |
| August 12, 2013 | Biarritz · Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 12, 2013 | Valloire · Savoie | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| August 11, 2013 | Châteauneuf-du-Faou · Finistère | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 11, 2013 | Valence-d'Agen · Tarn-et-Garonne | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 10, 2013 | Vire · Calvados | Insufficient data | |
| August 9, 2013 | Compiègne · Oise | Insufficient data | |
| August 8, 2013 | Barbaste · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| August 8, 2013 | Noisy-le-Roi · Yvelines | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| August 5, 2013 | Bastia | Explained | Aircraft |
| August 5, 2013 | Metz · Moselle | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 5, 2013 | Notre-Dame-des-Landes · Loire-Atlantique | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| August 4, 2013 | Nissan-lez-Enserune · Hérault | Explained | Satellites |
| August 4, 2013 | Saint-André · Pyrénées-Orientales | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| August 2, 2013 | La Croisille-sur-Briance · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Weather and storms |
| August 2, 2013 | Vincelles · Saône-et-Loire | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 2, 2013 | Wavrin · Nord | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| August 1, 2013 | Metz · Moselle | Insufficient data | |
| July 31, 2013 | Plouharnel · Morbihan | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 31, 2013 | Utelle · Alpes-Maritimes | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| July 28, 2013 | Cheveuges · Ardennes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 27, 2013 | Nice · Alpes-Maritimes | Insufficient data | |
| July 27, 2013 | Réhon · Meurthe-et-Moselle | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 26, 2013 | Caudry · Nord | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 25, 2013 | Cergy · Val-d'Oise | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 25, 2013 | Saint-Malo · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Satellites |
| July 24, 2013 | Bachant · Nord | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| July 24, 2013 | Gonneville-la-Mallet · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| July 23, 2013 | Campan · Hautes-Pyrénées | Explained | Moon |
| July 22, 2013 | Montpellier · Hérault | Insufficient data | |
| July 21, 2013 | Gisors · Eure | Probably explained | Moon |
| July 20, 2013 | Gauchy · Aisne | Insufficient data | |
| July 20, 2013 | Guérigny · Nièvre | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 20, 2013 | Soppe-le-Bas · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 17, 2013 | Jaunay-Clan · Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| July 17, 2013 | Plaisir · Yvelines | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| July 17, 2013 | Saint-Germain-sur-Ille · Ille-et-Vilaine | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| July 16, 2013 | Agen · Lot-et-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| July 14, 2013 | Toulouse · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 13, 2013 | La Teste-de-Buch · Gironde | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 11, 2013 | Chagny · Saône-et-Loire | Insufficient data | |
| July 11, 2013 | Jaunay-Clan · Vienne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 7, 2013 | Baulne-en-Brie · Aisne | Insufficient data | |
| July 5, 2013 | Grambois · Vaucluse | Explained | Aircraft |
| July 5, 2013 | Notre-Dame-d'Oé · Indre-et-Loire | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| July 5, 2013 | Villeneuve · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Explained | Aircraft |
| July 3, 2013 | Escadrille — Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur | Explained | Aircraft |
| July 3, 2013 | Grenoble · Isère | Probably explained | |
| July 1, 2013 | Chiesa In Valmalenco | Unexplained | |
| June 30, 2013 | Aubigny-sur-Nère · Cher | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| June 28, 2013 | Lyon · Rhône | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 27, 2013 | Jaunay-Clan · Vienne | Insufficient data | |
| June 22, 2013 | Eybens · Isère | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 22, 2013 | Scientrier · Haute-Savoie | Insufficient data | |
| June 21, 2013 | Massac-Séran · Tarn | Explained | Stars |
| June 16, 2013 | Paris | Probably explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| June 14, 2013 | Grenade · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 13, 2013 | Schiltigheim · Bas-Rhin | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 12, 2013 | Pont-Audemer · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 12, 2013 | Saint-Laurs · Deux-Sèvres | Insufficient data | |
| June 9, 2013 | Crampagna · Ariège | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 9, 2013 | Quincy-sous-Sénart · Essonne | Probably explained | Balloons |
| June 9, 2013 | Toulouse · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| June 7, 2013 | Poussan · Hérault | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| June 6, 2013 | La Motte-Servolex · Savoie | Probably explained | Balloons |
| June 6, 2013 | Saint-Max · Meurthe-et-Moselle | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 6, 2013 | Villefranche-de-Rouergue · Aveyron | Insufficient data | |
| June 5, 2013 | Saint-Jean-de-Maruéjols-et-Avéjan · Gard | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 3, 2013 | Assevillers · Somme | Probably explained | Space station (ISS) |
| June 3, 2013 | Pignans · Var | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| June 2, 2013 | Biéville-Beuville · Calvados | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 2, 2013 | Béthune · Pas-de-Calais | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 1, 2013 | Loon-Plage · Nord | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 29, 2013 | Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne · Orne | Unexplained | |
| May 25, 2013 | Colomiers · Haute-Garonne | Insufficient data | |
| May 25, 2013 | Lafitte-Vigordane · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 20, 2013 | Menton · Alpes-Maritimes | Insufficient data | |
| May 19, 2013 | Évreux · Eure | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 18, 2013 | Francheville · Rhône | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 12, 2013 | San Giorgio Albanese | Unexplained | |
| May 11, 2013 | Domancy · Haute-Savoie | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 11, 2013 | Le Châtelet · Cher | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 11, 2013 | Rive-de-Gier · Loire | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 10, 2013 | Nemours · Seine-et-Marne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 7, 2013 | Paris | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 3, 2013 | Nice · Alpes-Maritimes | Probably explained | Balloons |
| April 28, 2013 | Jonquières · Aude | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| April 23, 2013 | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire · Indre-et-Loire | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| April 14, 2013 | Grandvillars · Territoire de Belfort | Insufficient data | |
| April 14, 2013 | Plaisir · Yvelines | Probably explained | Balloons |
| April 13, 2013 | Gardanne · Bouches-du-Rhône | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 7, 2013 | Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| April 1, 2013 | Artonne · Puy-de-Dôme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 31, 2013 | Herrin · Nord | Insufficient data | |
| March 31, 2013 | Marseille · Bouches-du-Rhône | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 26, 2013 | Fontaine-lès-Dijon · Côte-d'Or | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| March 24, 2013 | Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau · Loire-Atlantique | Insufficient data | |
| March 19, 2013 | Nice · Alpes-Maritimes | Insufficient data | |
| March 18, 2013 | Domont · Val-d'Oise | Explained | Aircraft |
| March 15, 2013 | Chessy · Seine-et-Marne | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 14, 2013 | Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados | Explained | Aircraft |
| March 10, 2013 | Briançon · Hautes-Alpes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 9, 2013 | Riedisheim · Haut-Rhin | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| March 9, 2013 | Saint-Gély-du-Fesc · Hérault | Probably explained | |
| March 8, 2013 | Carbon-Blanc · Gironde | Insufficient data | |
| March 3, 2013 | Sidiailles · Cher | Explained | Stars |
| February 17, 2013 | Brest · Finistère | Explained | Satellites |
| February 17, 2013 | Curgies · Nord | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 17, 2013 | Ham · Somme | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| February 17, 2013 | Verfeil · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| February 16, 2013 | Moissieu-sur-Dolon · Isère | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| February 15, 2013 | Sainte-Luce · Martinique | Explained | |
| February 13, 2013 | Elements de Fusee — Regional · Bas-Rhin | Explained | Re-entries |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method