UFO sightings by period
UFO sightings in 2025: 109 reports
SkyUnknown lists 109 UFO sightings in 2025 worldwide, drawn from official records: GEIPAN (CNES) for 65 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 40, and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 4.
Of the 109 cases with a conclusion from their source, 57% are explained (with certainty or probably), 6% lack the data to conclude, and 41 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: satellites (12); aircraft (9); balloons (8).
- cases
- 109
- unidentified
- 41
- period
- 2025
- sources
- 3
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedNovember 12, 2025
Isola Di Lampedusa
Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- UnexplainedApril 10, 2025
Lieu non précisé
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
Northeastern United States
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
Western United States
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
Western United States
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
Western United States
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
Western United States
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Unexplained2025
Western United States
United States
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
Year by year, 2020 to 2029
All decades
Identified causes
For cases explained with certainty or probably.
By country
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2025 | Samoreau · Seine-et-Marne | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| December 16, 2025 | Los Angeles | Explained | Re-entries |
| December 10, 2025 | Huriel · Allier | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| December 10, 2025 | Hyères · Var | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| December 10, 2025 | San-Gavino-di-Tenda | Explained | Stars |
| November 12, 2025 | Isola Di Lampedusa | Unexplained | |
| November 10, 2025 | Saint-Séverin · Charente | Insufficient data | |
| November 3, 2025 | La Grande-Motte · Hérault | Explained | Aircraft |
| November 2, 2025 | Ellecourt · Seine-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| October 31, 2025 | Brienne-sur-Aisne · Ardennes | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| October 29, 2025 | Argol · Finistère | Explained | Re-entries |
| October 29, 2025 | Sizun · Finistère | Explained | Re-entries |
| October 15, 2025 | Pino Torinese | Probably explained | Satellites |
| October 12, 2025 | Bischwiller · Bas-Rhin | Probably explained | Balloons |
| October 9, 2025 | Colomiers · Haute-Garonne | Explained | Satellites |
| October 4, 2025 | Le Tampon · La Réunion | Probably explained | Re-entries |
| October 3, 2025 | Saint-Paul · La Réunion | Explained | Satellites |
| September 28, 2025 | Borgo Piave | Probably explained | Satellites |
| September 17, 2025 | Marlenheim · Bas-Rhin | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 15, 2025 | Betton · Ille-et-Vilaine | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 14, 2025 | Roquebrune-sur-Argens · Var | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 12, 2025 | Cachan · Val-de-Marne | Insufficient data | |
| September 6, 2025 | Saint-François · Guadeloupe | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| September 6, 2025 | Vinneuf · Yonne | Explained | Moon |
| September 4, 2025 | Dommartin-lès-Toul · Meurthe-et-Moselle | Explained | Stars |
| September 3, 2025 | Saint-Priest-Taurion · Haute-Vienne | Explained | Aircraft |
| September 3, 2025 | Vougeot · Côte-d'Or | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| September 1, 2025 | Belle-Isle-en-Terre · Côtes-d'Armor | Probably explained | Satellites |
| August 30, 2025 | Metz · Moselle | Probably explained | Satellites |
| August 26, 2025 | Neuilly-sur-Marne · Seine-Saint-Denis | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| August 25, 2025 | Gueux · Marne | Explained | Re-entries |
| August 21, 2025 | La Couronne · Charente | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| August 7, 2025 | Nouméa | Probably explained | Balloons |
| August 4, 2025 | Château-Renault · Indre-et-Loire | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| July 31, 2025 | Joué-lès-Tours · Indre-et-Loire | Probably explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| July 31, 2025 | Satellites — National | Explained | Satellites |
| July 17, 2025 | La Haie-Fouassière · Loire-Atlantique | Probably explained | Satellites |
| July 3, 2025 | Coulon · Deux-Sèvres | Probably explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| June 22, 2025 | Achères · Yvelines | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| June 22, 2025 | Paris | Explained | Balloons |
| June 18, 2025 | Fréjus · Var | Probably explained | Drones |
| May 17, 2025 | Couetron-au-Perche · Lot-et-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| May 17, 2025 | Tournefeuille · Haute-Garonne | Probably explained | Satellites |
| May 14, 2025 | Nice · Alpes-Maritimes | Probably explained | Sky lanterns |
| May 13, 2025 | Loctudy · Finistère | Explained | Aircraft |
| May 11, 2025 | Saint-Genis-Pouilly · Ain | Probably explained | Balloons |
| May 10, 2025 | Metz · Moselle | Probably explained | Balloons |
| April 29, 2025 | Pointel · Orne | Explained | Aircraft |
| April 13, 2025 | Toulouse · Haute-Garonne | Explained | Meteors and fireballs |
| April 10, 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| April 8, 2025 | Lugny-Champagne · Cher | Insufficient data | |
| March 26, 2025 | Veyrier | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| March 22, 2025 | Beaumont-sur-Sarthe · Sarthe | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| March 9, 2025 | Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin · Loiret | Probably explained | Balloons |
| March 6, 2025 | Vicq · Haute-Marne | Explained | Stars |
| March 5, 2025 | Saint-Aubin-sur-Quillebeuf · Eure | Probably explained | Birds, insects, nature |
| March 2, 2025 | Vals-des-Tilles · Haute-Marne | Explained | Space station (ISS) |
| March 1, 2025 | Espira-de-l'Agly · Pyrénées-Orientales | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| February 25, 2025 | Saint-Pierre · La Réunion | Explained | Aircraft |
| February 20, 2025 | Valras-Plage · Hérault | Insufficient data | |
| February 15, 2025 | Mazzarino | Probably explained | Satellites |
| February 1, 2025 | Avesnes-les-Aubert · Nord | Explained | Reflections and photo artefacts |
| February 1, 2025 | Tours · Indre-et-Loire | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 25, 2025 | Artigues-près-Bordeaux · Gironde | Probably explained | Balloons |
| January 18, 2025 | Puilboreau · Charente-Maritime | Insufficient data | |
| January 14, 2025 | Jonzieux · Loire | Explained | Satellites |
| January 9, 2025 | Julos · Hautes-Pyrénées | Explained | Re-entries |
| January 6, 2025 | Noisy-le-Grand · Seine-Saint-Denis | Explained | Ground lights and lasers |
| January 4, 2025 | Perpignan · Pyrénées-Orientales | Explained | Sky lanterns |
| January 3, 2025 | Bazas · Gironde | Probably explained | Drones |
| 2025 | East China Sea | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Lieu non précisé | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Middle East | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Middle East | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Northeastern United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Western United States | Unexplained | |
| 2025 | Yellow Sea | Unexplained |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method