UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 2019: 80 reports

SkyUnknown lists 80 UFO sightings in 2019 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 64 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 10, and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 6.

Of the 79 cases with a conclusion from their source, 71% are explained (with certainty or probably), 9% lack the data to conclude, and 16 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: balloons (9); aircraft (8); stars (8).

For the other 1 cases, the source gives no conclusion.

Most frequently named places: Aron (2), Loyettes (2), and Lyon (2).

cases: 80
unidentified: 16
period: 2019
sources: 3

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Notable cases

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Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

By country

All sightings

Date	Place	Status	Identified cause
December 19, 2019	Lyon · Rhône	Probably explained	Reflections and photo artefacts
December 8, 2019	La Saulce · Hautes-Alpes	Explained	Aircraft
December 7, 2019	Embrun · Hautes-Alpes	Explained	Sky lanterns
December 6, 2019	Chauriat · Puy-de-Dôme	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
December 2, 2019	Pontarlier · Doubs	Explained	Sky lanterns
December 1, 2019	Soustons · Landes	Probably explained	Satellites
November 29, 2019	Favars · Corrèze	Insufficient data
November 26, 2019	Villers-lès-Luxeuil · Haute-Saône	Unexplained
November 25, 2019	Castellone	Conclusion not available
November 21, 2019	Le Moule · Guadeloupe	Explained	Satellites
November 15, 2019	Cestas · Gironde	Explained	Drones
November 15, 2019	Renage · Isère	Probably explained	Other explanations
October 25, 2019	Case-Pilote · Martinique	Explained	Balloons
October 8, 2019	Launaguet · Haute-Garonne	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
October 5, 2019	Baraigne · Aude	Explained	Space station (ISS)
October 5, 2019	Les Epesses · Vendée	Explained	Other explanations
September 30, 2019	Florensac · Hérault	Probably explained	Aircraft
September 18, 2019	Metz · Moselle	Insufficient data
September 17, 2019	Auxerre · Yonne	Explained	Stars
September 14, 2019	Gigny · Yonne	Explained	Balloons
September 2, 2019	Fabrègues · Hérault	Explained	Stars
August 30, 2019	Durbans · Lot	Explained	Satellites
August 29, 2019	Plaisance-du-Touch · Haute-Garonne	Probably explained	Drones
August 25, 2019	Lurcy-Lévis · Allier	Explained	Balloons
August 25, 2019	Paris	Probably explained	Balloons
August 16, 2019	Cornate D’Adda	Unexplained
August 16, 2019	Port-la-Nouvelle · Aude	Explained	Re-entries
August 16, 2019	Rome	Explained	Meteors and fireballs
August 8, 2019	Landouzy-la-Ville · Aisne	Explained	Stars
August 2, 2019	Loyettes · Ain	Insufficient data
July 23, 2019	Fort-Mardyck · Nord	Probably explained	Space station (ISS)
July 14, 2019	Billy-Montigny · Pas-de-Calais	Probably explained	Balloons
July 10, 2019	Castres · Tarn	Explained	Aircraft
July 7, 2019	Cartelègue · Gironde	Explained	Sky lanterns
July 2, 2019	Châteauneuf · Savoie	Probably explained	Fireworks and flares
June 30, 2019	Angers · Maine-et-Loire	Insufficient data
June 29, 2019	Montpellier · Hérault	Probably explained	Balloons
June 25, 2019	La Roche-Chalais · Dordogne	Explained	Aircraft
June 21, 2019	Lyon · Rhône	Probably explained	Ground lights and lasers
June 18, 2019	Le Pian-Médoc · Gironde	Explained	Weather and storms
June 18, 2019	Loyettes · Ain	Explained	Planets
June 16, 2019	Berville-sur-Mer · Eure	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
June 10, 2019	Soveria Mannelli	Unexplained
June 4, 2019	Passo Della Futa	Unexplained
June 1, 2019	Campsegret · Dordogne	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
May 31, 2019	Aron · Mayenne	Explained	Space station (ISS)
May 31, 2019	Arronnes · Allier	Explained	Space station (ISS)
May 23, 2019	Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer · Var	Probably explained	Balloons
May 18, 2019	Clux-Villeneuve · Saône-et-Loire	Explained	Aircraft
April 28, 2019	Paris	Explained	Aircraft
April 24, 2019	Romilly-sur-Aigre · Eure-et-Loir	Explained	Balloons
April 21, 2019	Velleron · Vaucluse	Probably explained	Sky lanterns
April 19, 2019	Gresswiller · Bas-Rhin	Explained	Aircraft
April 18, 2019	Écardenville-la-Campagne · Eure	Explained	Sky lanterns
April 8, 2019	Cléden-Cap-Sizun · Finistère	Explained	Stars
March 29, 2019	Drôme	Insufficient data
March 28, 2019	Aron · Mayenne	Insufficient data
March 16, 2019	Bayonne · Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Probably explained	Birds, insects, nature
March 12, 2019	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche · Haute-Vienne	Explained	Space station (ISS)
March 9, 2019	La Roche-Blanche · Puy-de-Dôme	Insufficient data
February 24, 2019	Semuy · Ardennes	Explained	Stars
February 16, 2019	Chavanges · Aube	Explained	Stars
February 15, 2019	Torpes (25) · Vosges	Explained	Balloons
February 13, 2019	Berthegon · Vienne	Explained	Aircraft
February 6, 2019	Franois · Doubs	Probably explained	Meteors and fireballs
February 3, 2019	Les Baroches · Meurthe-et-Moselle	Explained	Birds, insects, nature
January 25, 2019	Maleo	Unexplained
January 17, 2019	Les Abymes · Guadeloupe	Explained	Stars
January 5, 2019	Cremosano	Unexplained
January 2, 2019	Teloché · Sarthe	Explained	Stars
2019	CENTCOM	Unexplained
2019	Eastern United States	Unexplained
2019	Eastern United States	Unexplained
2019	Gulf of America	Unexplained
2019	NORTHCOM	Unexplained
2019	Pacific Ocean	Unexplained
2019	Pacific Ocean	Unexplained
2019	Pacific Ocean	Unexplained
2019	Pacific Ocean	Unexplained
2019	Pacific Ocean	Unexplained

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Notable cases

Villers-lès-Luxeuil

Cornate D’Adda

Soveria Mannelli

Passo Della Futa

Maleo

Cremosano

Eastern United States

Pacific Ocean