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UFO sightings in 2023: 120 reports

SkyUnknown lists 120 UFO sightings in 2023 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 73 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 44, and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 3.

Of the 120 cases with a conclusion from their source, 57% are explained (with certainty or probably), 4% lack the data to conclude, and 47 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (15); satellites (12); balloons (11).

cases
120
unidentified
47
period
2023
sources
3
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Identified causes

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DatePlaceStatus
December 31, 2023GrossetoUnexplained
December 25, 2023Elne · Pyrénées-OrientalesInsufficient data
December 15, 2023La Calmette · GardExplained
December 13, 2023ErevanExplained
December 11, 2023Boulogne-Billancourt · Hauts-de-SeineExplained
December 9, 2023Lachaux · Puy-de-DômeExplained
December 3, 2023Maubec · IsèreProbably explained
December 2, 2023La Charité-sur-Loire · NièvreProbably explained
November 23, 2023Terraube · GersExplained
November 19, 2023Onnaing · NordExplained
November 12, 2023MexicoExplained
November 9, 2023SyriaUnexplained
November 6, 2023MonastirExplained
October 31, 2023Arabian GulfUnexplained
October 29, 2023Aegean SeaUnexplained
October 29, 2023Fontainebleau · Seine-et-MarneProbably explained
October 27, 2023Aegean SeaUnexplained
October 24, 2023St-Jacques-de-CompostelleExplained
October 22, 2023Bayeux · CalvadosProbably explained
October 19, 2023Magnien · Côte-d'OrExplained
October 16, 2023Quimper · FinistèreProbably explained
October 12, 2023Espinasse · Puy-de-DômeExplained
October 9, 2023Nogent-sur-Marne · Val-de-MarneExplained
October 9, 2023Sarrancolin · Hautes-PyrénéesExplained
October 2, 2023Monès · Haute-GaronneExplained
September 30, 2023Vigneux-sur-Seine · EssonneExplained
September 24, 2023Puilboreau · Charente-MaritimeProbably explained
September 16, 2023Quesnoy-le-Montant · SommeExplained
September 6, 2023Châteaugiron · Ille-et-VilaineProbably explained
September 1, 2023LimaExplained
September 1, 2023United StatesUnexplained
September 1, 2023United StatesUnexplained
September 1, 2023United StatesUnexplained
September 1, 2023United StatesUnexplained
August 24, 2023Batz-sur-Mer · Loire-AtlantiqueExplained
August 19, 2023Lias · GersProbably explained
August 15, 2023Beynac · Haute-VienneProbably explained
August 12, 2023Cuxac-d'Aude · AudeExplained
August 10, 2023Sacy-le-Petit · OiseProbably explained
August 7, 2023Toulon · VarProbably explained
July 29, 2023Pralong · LoireExplained
July 22, 2023L'Union · Haute-GaronneExplained
July 16, 2023Cessieu · IsèreExplained
July 14, 2023Panazol · Haute-VienneExplained
July 13, 2023Chaville · Hauts-de-SeineExplained
July 13, 2023Toulouse · Haute-GaronneExplained
July 4, 2023Cavalaire-sur-Mer · VarExplained
July 4, 2023Champigny-sur-Marne · Val-de-MarneExplained
June 28, 2023Évry-Courcouronnes · EssonneExplained
June 26, 2023Essais Dga — NationalExplained
June 22, 2023Pierrelatte · DrômeExplained
June 19, 2023Bourg-Saint-Maurice · SavoieProbably explained
June 13, 2023Digne-les-Bains · Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceProbably explained
June 4, 2023Sceaux · Hauts-de-SeineExplained
June 2, 2023Cannes · Alpes-MaritimesExplained
May 31, 2023Anor · NordExplained
May 28, 2023Mâron · IndreProbably explained
May 27, 2023Brezolles · Eure-et-LoirExplained
May 24, 2023Rouen · Seine-MaritimeExplained
May 16, 2023Le Tampon · La RéunionExplained
May 14, 2023Torricella In SabinaUnexplained
May 11, 2023Neuvy-Sautour · YonneInsufficient data
April 23, 2023Offranville · Seine-MaritimeExplained
April 19, 2023Lavercantière · LotProbably explained
April 13, 2023Montmorency · Val-d'OiseExplained
April 10, 2023KinshasaExplained
April 9, 2023Morières-lès-Avignon · VaucluseExplained
April 9, 2023Valence d'Agen · Tarn-et-GaronneProbably explained
April 8, 2023AbidjanExplained
April 1, 2023La Talaudière · LoireInsufficient data
March 31, 2023IraqUnexplained
March 27, 2023Mont-Saint-Jean · SartheInsufficient data
March 18, 2023Rosheim · Bas-RhinExplained
March 16, 2023Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton · EureExplained
February 26, 2023Le Plessis-Belleville · OiseExplained
February 26, 2023Rebigue · Haute-GaronneExplained
February 21, 2023SyriaUnexplained
February 16, 2023Meyreuil · Bouches-du-RhôneExplained
February 14, 2023Tours · Indre-et-LoireExplained
February 13, 2023Grand Bourgtheroulde · EureExplained
February 10, 2023Pleyber-Christ · FinistèreExplained
February 2, 2023PesaroUnexplained
January 31, 2023AmmanExplained
January 26, 2023Kervignac · MorbihanExplained
January 19, 2023Plouhinec · MorbihanInsufficient data
January 8, 2023Eybens · IsèreProbably explained
2023CENTCOMUnexplained
2023Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnexplained
2023Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnexplained
2023Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnexplained
2023Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnexplained
2023Middle EastUnexplained
2023Middle EastUnexplained
2023Middle EastUnexplained
2023Middle EastUnexplained
2023NORTHCOMUnexplained
2023NORTHCOMUnexplained
2023Southeastern United StatesUnexplained
2023Western United StatesUnexplained
2023Western United StatesUnexplained
2023Western United StatesUnexplained
2023Western United StatesUnexplained
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2023Western United StatesUnexplained
2023Yellow SeaUnexplained
2023Yellow SeaUnexplained
2023Yellow SeaUnexplained
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