UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 2014: 197 reports

SkyUnknown lists 197 UFO sightings in 2014 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 189 cases and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 8.

Of the 197 cases with a conclusion from their source, 77% are explained (with certainty or probably), 17% lack the data to conclude, and 12 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: sky lanterns (64); aircraft (23); meteors and fireballs (12).

Most frequently named places: Marseille (3), Cap-d'Ail (2), Lyon (2), Toulouse (2), and Fontaines-sur-Saône (2).

cases: 197
unidentified: 12
period: 2014
sources: 2

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Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
December 31, 2014	Bully-les-Mines · Pas-de-Calais	Insufficient data
December 30, 2014	Ver-sur-Launette · Oise	Insufficient data
December 29, 2014	Pauillac · Gironde	Explained	Planets
December 28, 2014	Pornic · Loire-Atlantique	Probably explained	Aircraft
December 26, 2014	Nizerolles · Allier	Explained	Planets
December 25, 2014	Fismes · Marne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
December 25, 2014	La Garde · Var	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
December 25, 2014	Mouchamps · Vendée	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
December 25, 2014	Mulhouse · Haut-Rhin	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
December 25, 2014	Saint-Maixent-l'École · Deux-Sèvres	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
December 21, 2014	Allèves · Haute-Savoie	Probably explained	Aircraft
December 21, 2014	Les Avirons · La Réunion	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
December 18, 2014	Les Arcs · Var	Probably explained	Stars
December 16, 2014	Saint-Nolff · Morbihan	Explained	Hoaxes
December 11, 2014	Ivry-le-Temple · Oise	Insufficient data
December 10, 2014	Aucamville · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
December 5, 2014	Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · Yvelines	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
November 29, 2014	Hérouville-Saint-Clair · Calvados	Insufficient data
November 29, 2014	Savigny-sur-Braye · Loir-et-Cher	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
November 23, 2014	Mouans-Sartoux · Alpes-Maritimes	Insufficient data
November 20, 2014	Caluire-et-Cuire · Rhône	Probably explained	Satellites
November 18, 2014	Izeste · Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Explained	Aircraft
November 12, 2014	Saint-Côme-du-Mont · Manche	Explained	Aircraft
November 11, 2014	Cancale · Ille-et-Vilaine	Probably explained	Aircraft
November 10, 2014	Sainte-Catherine · Pas-de-Calais	Explained	Stars
November 3, 2014	Fontaines-sur-Saône · Rhône	Explained	Ground lights and lasers
November 2, 2014	Matafelon-Granges · Ain	Insufficient data
November 1, 2014	Villiers-sous-Praslin · Aube	Insufficient data
November 1, 2014	Vimercate	Unexplained
October 31, 2014	Colombes · Hauts-de-Seine	Insufficient data
October 27, 2014	Alençon · Orne	Explained	Hoaxes
October 26, 2014	Le Bar-sur-Loup · Alpes-Maritimes	Probably explained	Birds, insects, nature
October 26, 2014	Le Rove · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Birds, insects, nature
October 19, 2014	Louviers · Eure	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
October 19, 2014	Orléans · Loiret	Insufficient data
October 18, 2014	Vaux-le-Pénil · Seine-et-Marne	Probably explained	Aircraft
October 15, 2014	Moselle	Probably explained
October 13, 2014	Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine · Seine-et-Marne	Insufficient data
October 13, 2014	Pertuis · Vaucluse	Insufficient data
October 5, 2014	Vieussan · Hérault	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
October 4, 2014	Fontaines-sur-Saône · Rhône	Explained	Sky lanterns
October 3, 2014	Ambérieu-en-Bugey · Ain	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
October 3, 2014	Beaune · Côte-d'Or	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 28, 2014	Corniolo	Unexplained
September 28, 2014	Trilbardou · Seine-et-Marne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 27, 2014	Deuil-la-Barre · Val-d'Oise	Explained	Aircraft
September 27, 2014	Montauban · Tarn-et-Garonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 21, 2014	Meyrueis · Lozère	Explained	Satellites
September 19, 2014	Yerres · Essonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 18, 2014	Saint-Gaudens · Haute-Garonne	Explained	Sky lanterns
September 17, 2014	Bayonne · Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Probably explained	Aircraft
September 17, 2014	Mougins · Alpes-Maritimes	Probably explained	Balloons
September 15, 2014	Bolide — Toulouse · Haute-Garonne	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
September 14, 2014	Saint-Maurice · Val-de-Marne	Explained	Sky lanterns
September 12, 2014	Chaudefonds-sur-Layon · Maine-et-Loire	Explained	Optical phenomena
September 12, 2014	Marseille · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Aircraft
September 12, 2014	Sausset-les-Pins · Bouches-du-Rhône	Explained
September 7, 2014	Bolide — (reg) Occitanie	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
September 7, 2014	Pellouailles-les-Vignes · Maine-et-Loire	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 7, 2014	Provins · Seine-et-Marne	Probably explained	Optical phenomena
September 6, 2014	Cap-d'Ail · Alpes-Maritimes	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
September 6, 2014	Le Cannet · Alpes-Maritimes	Insufficient data
September 1, 2014	Presly · Cher	Insufficient data
September 1, 2014	Thonon-les-Bains · Haute-Savoie	Probably explained	Birds, insects, nature
August 31, 2014	Ceyreste · Bouches-du-Rhône	Explained	Satellites
August 31, 2014	Le Porge · Gironde	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 30, 2014	Bellevaux · Haute-Savoie	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 28, 2014	Zonza	Unexplained
August 27, 2014	Saint-Sulpice · Tarn	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 24, 2014	Bayonne · Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Probably explained
August 22, 2014	Autun · Saône-et-Loire	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
August 22, 2014	Les Halles · Rhône	Explained	Aircraft
August 21, 2014	Paris	Explained	Aircraft
August 20, 2014	Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux · Vendée	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 17, 2014	Bergerac · Dordogne	Explained	Space station (ISS)
August 17, 2014	Siorac-en-Périgord · Dordogne	Explained	Aircraft
August 17, 2014	Tournefeuille · Haute-Garonne	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
August 16, 2014	Cergy · Val-d'Oise	Probably explained	Balloons
August 15, 2014	Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt · Gironde	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 15, 2014	Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains · Landes	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 14, 2014	Bédarrides · Vaucluse	Insufficient data
August 10, 2014	Épinonville · Meuse	Explained	Space station (ISS)
August 9, 2014	Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx · Landes	Insufficient data
August 8, 2014	Narbonne · Aude	Probably explained	Weather and storms
August 5, 2014	Marseille · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Fireworks and flares
August 3, 2014	Coublevie · Isère	Insufficient data
August 3, 2014	Les Avenières · Isère	Explained	Space station (ISS)
August 3, 2014	Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac · Gironde	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
August 2, 2014	Oullins · Rhône	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 31, 2014	Claye-Souilly · Seine-et-Marne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 31, 2014	Giberville · Calvados	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 31, 2014	Lorgues · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
July 30, 2014	Tours · Indre-et-Loire	Explained	Satellites
July 28, 2014	Cap-d'Ail · Alpes-Maritimes	Insufficient data
July 27, 2014	Jablines · Seine-et-Marne	Insufficient data
July 26, 2014	Saint-Cyprien · Pyrénées-Orientales	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 25, 2014	Juvisy-sur-Orge · Essonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 25, 2014	Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen · Ille-et-Vilaine	Insufficient data
July 20, 2014	Fontevraud-l'Abbaye · Maine-et-Loire	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 19, 2014	Bruguières · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 19, 2014	Gleizé · Rhône	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 19, 2014	Perles-et-Castelet · Ariège	Probably explained	Satellites
July 19, 2014	Toulouse · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 17, 2014	Avignon · Vaucluse	Insufficient data
July 17, 2014	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Satellites
July 15, 2014	Vigarana Mainarda	Unexplained
July 14, 2014	Selles-Saint-Denis · Loir-et-Cher	Explained	Sky lanterns
July 13, 2014	Argelès-sur-Mer · Pyrénées-Orientales	Probably explained	Aircraft
July 12, 2014	Lacs · Indre	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 12, 2014	Lyon · Rhône	Insufficient data
July 12, 2014	Valleiry · Haute-Savoie	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 9, 2014	Le Pouliguen · Loire-Atlantique	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
July 8, 2014	Saint-Laurent-le-Minier · Gard	Explained	Aircraft
July 5, 2014	Aix-en-Provence · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 5, 2014	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire · Nièvre	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 5, 2014	Toulouse · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 3, 2014	Bertignat · Puy-de-Dôme	Explained	Planets
July 3, 2014	Chécy · Loiret	Explained	Stars
July 2, 2014	Colmar · Haut-Rhin	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
July 1, 2014	Sainte-Savine · Aube	Insufficient data
June 29, 2014	Vierzon · Cher	Explained	Aircraft
June 26, 2014	Saint-Mandé · Val-de-Marne	Insufficient data
June 25, 2014	Willgottheim · Bas-Rhin	Insufficient data
June 24, 2014	Muret · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained	Balloons
June 23, 2014	Paris	Insufficient data
June 22, 2014	Noisy-le-Grand · Seine-Saint-Denis	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
June 14, 2014	Forte Dei Marmi	Unexplained
June 14, 2014	Plobsheim · Bas-Rhin	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
June 14, 2014	Trans-en-Provence · Var	Insufficient data
June 13, 2014	Cholet · Maine-et-Loire	Explained	Satellites
June 12, 2014	Angers · Maine-et-Loire	Probably explained	Aircraft
June 11, 2014	Royan · Charente-Maritime	Insufficient data
June 8, 2014	Saint-Germain-sur-Morin · Seine-et-Marne	Explained	Optical phenomena
June 7, 2014	Asnières-sur-Seine · Hauts-de-Seine	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
June 7, 2014	Handschuheim · Bas-Rhin	Probably explained	Space station (ISS)
June 6, 2014	Biars-sur-Cère · Lot	Probably explained	Stars
June 2, 2014	Évans · Jura	Insufficient data
June 1, 2014	Fère-en-Tardenois · Aisne	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
June 1, 2014	Étrelles · Ille-et-Vilaine	Unexplained
May 31, 2014	Pauillac · Gironde	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 18, 2014	Mandelieu-la-Napoule · Alpes-Maritimes	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 17, 2014	Saint-Estève · Pyrénées-Orientales	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 16, 2014	Èze · Alpes-Maritimes	Explained	Aircraft
May 15, 2014	Eaubonne · Val-d'Oise	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 15, 2014	Lyon · Rhône	Explained	Stars
May 14, 2014	Villerbon · Loir-et-Cher	Explained	Aircraft
May 13, 2014	La (sea) Manche	Insufficient data
May 12, 2014	Évry · Essonne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 5, 2014	Sainte-Marie · La Réunion	Explained	Satellites
May 1, 2014	Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas · Gard	Insufficient data
April 30, 2014	Santa Ninfa	Unexplained
April 28, 2014	Bourg-lès-Valence · Drôme	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
April 25, 2014	Saint-Pey-de-Castets · Gironde	Explained	Satellites
April 24, 2014	Bornel · Oise	Unexplained
April 23, 2014	Sauvagnon · Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Insufficient data
April 20, 2014	Treuzy-Levelay · Seine-et-Marne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
April 16, 2014	Le Petit-Quevilly · Seine-Maritime	Explained	Satellites
April 16, 2014	Ully-Saint-Georges · Oise	Probably explained	Aircraft
April 14, 2014	Ortola	Unexplained
April 10, 2014	Fontaines · Saône-et-Loire	Probably explained	Aircraft
April 8, 2014	Le Pontet · Vaucluse	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
April 5, 2014	Pariana	Unexplained
March 31, 2014	Rentree Atmospherique — (reg) Grand Est	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
March 21, 2014	Marseille · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
March 20, 2014	Clessé · Saône-et-Loire	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
March 19, 2014	Cicciano	Unexplained
March 19, 2014	Pulnoy · Meurthe-et-Moselle	Probably explained
March 18, 2014	Bourg-en-Bresse · Ain	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
March 15, 2014	Osny · Val-d'Oise	Insufficient data
March 14, 2014	Poussan · Hérault	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
March 13, 2014	Saint-Égrève · Isère	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
March 11, 2014	Sainte-Clotilde · La Réunion	Explained	Planets
March 10, 2014	Guéthary · Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Insufficient data
March 9, 2014	Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse · Yvelines	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
March 9, 2014	Talence · Gironde	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
March 7, 2014	Chatelay · Jura	Explained	Moon
March 6, 2014	Villeurbanne · Rhône	Explained	Balloons
March 2, 2014	Clonas-sur-Varèze · Isère	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
March 2, 2014	Condat-sur-Ganaveix · Corrèze	Explained	Reflections and photo artefacts
February 23, 2014	Beaumont-en-Véron · Indre-et-Loire	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
February 22, 2014	Mallemort · Bouches-du-Rhône	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
February 22, 2014	Marquette-lez-Lille · Nord	Explained	Space station (ISS)
February 11, 2014	Floirac · Gironde	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
February 2, 2014	Douai · Nord	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
January 28, 2014	They-sous-Montfort · Vosges	Unexplained
January 19, 2014	Wasquehal · Nord	Insufficient data
January 17, 2014	Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard · Gard	Explained
January 14, 2014	Vouzailles · Vienne	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
January 11, 2014	Pont-Saint-Pierre · Eure	Probably explained	Birds, insects, nature
January 11, 2014	Trouville-sur-Mer · Calvados	Explained	Aircraft
January 9, 2014	Paris	Explained	Aircraft
January 7, 2014	Le Grand-Bornand · Haute-Savoie	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
January 7, 2014	Limeil-Brévannes · Val-de-Marne	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
January 3, 2014	Solre-le-Château · Nord	Probably explained	Aircraft
January 1, 2014	La Rabatelière · Vendée	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
January 1, 2014	Ostwald · Bas-Rhin	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
January 1, 2014	Pontoise · Val-d'Oise	Probably explained	Sky lanterns

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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method

Notable cases

Vimercate

Corniolo

Zonza

Forte Dei Marmi

Étrelles

Santa Ninfa

Bornel

Ortola

Pariana

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All decades

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