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UFO sightings in 2026: 26 reports

SkyUnknown lists 26 UFO sightings in 2026 worldwide, drawn from official records: PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 12 cases, GEIPAN (CNES) for 11, and Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 3.

Of the 26 cases with a conclusion from their source, 42% are explained (with certainty or probably) and 15 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: satellites (5); sky lanterns (3); moon (1).

cases
26
unidentified
15
period
2026
sources
3
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DatePlaceStatus
May 1, 2026Seravalle PistoieseUnexplained
April 7, 2026Burgnac · Haute-VienneExplained
April 7, 2026Vernoil-le-Fourrier · Maine-et-LoireExplained
April 3, 2026PisaUnexplained
April 1, 2026Vitrolles · Bouches-du-RhôneExplained
March 26, 2026Ouraisk - UarrExplained
March 23, 2026Pacific Time ZoneUnexplained
March 16, 2026Bougarber · Pyrénées-AtlantiquesExplained
March 3, 2026Saint-Dizier · Haute-MarneExplained
January 30, 2026Castel Di LamaUnexplained
January 12, 2026PapeeteExplained
January 5, 2026Colmar · Haut-RhinExplained
January 5, 2026Maulde · NordExplained
January 1, 2026Briis-sous-Forges · EssonneExplained
2026Northeastern United StatesUnexplained
2026Northeastern United StatesUnexplained
January 1, 2026Rumilly · Haute-SavoieExplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
2026Western United StatesUnexplained
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