What Allier’s UFO Files Really Show

Introduction

That does not mean nothing interesting happened in Allier. Witnesses reported orange discs, triangular lights, silent bars of red light, a descending red object over woodland, a low dark cylinder, a possible triangular craft, bright planets, the International Space Station, aircraft, balloons, lasers and the Moon. The strongest lesson is evidential rather than sensational: in Allier, the difference between an “unidentified” story and an explained case often came down to timing, direction, photographs, gendarmerie reports, astronomical checks, flight data and whether later investigators could reconstruct the scene. GEIPAN defines its categories from A, explained without ambiguity, through B, very probable, C, not analysable for lack of information, to D, unexplained despite the available evidence.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr. Overview image for What Allier's UFO Files Really Show

What the Allier record actually shows

The Allier file is spread across small towns and rural communes rather than one famous landmark incident. GEIPAN’s public case search and the CarteOvni departmental index show reports from Yzeure, Cosne-d’Allier, Gannat, Châtel-de-Neuvre, Beaune-d’Allier, Cérilly, Châtel-Montagne, Monetay-sur-Allier, Seuillet, Montmarault, Domérat, Nizerolles, Moulins, Saint-Prix, Arronnes, Lurcy-Lévis and Bézenet.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The pattern is mixed but not evenly mixed. Identified cases dominate the later record, especially after investigators could use better astronomical software, flight-tracking tools, image analysis and online archives. Older or thinly documented cases are more likely to remain class C, meaning not that they are strong mysteries, but that the information is too weak, late or incomplete to support a firm conclusion. GEIPAN’s own classification language is important here: class C is not the same as class D. A class C case may be intriguing to read, but the official reason for its status is usually missing or unreliable data, not a robust unexplained phenomenon.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

A practical way to read the department’s record is to sort it into three groups:

Explained or probably explained reports: lasers at Gannat, a distress flare at Beaune-d’Allier, the Moon at Monetay-sur-Allier, Venus at Domérat, Jupiter at Nizerolles, an Iridium satellite flare at Moulins, the International Space Station at Arronnes, balloons at Monetay-sur-Allier and Lurcy-Lévis, and military aircraft at Bézenet.[Geipan+9cnes-geipan.fr+9cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.
Insufficient-information reports: Yzeure in 1979, Cosne-d’Allier in 1985, Châtel-de-Neuvre in 1989, Cérilly in 1994, Châtel-Montagne in 1998, Seuillet in 2009, and Saint-Prix in 2016.[cnes-geipan.fr+6cnes-geipan.fr+6cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.
Locally reported but weakly investigated media items: the 2012 Vichy video attracted local press attention, but the local report said GEIPAN had not been seized and no investigation had yet been carried out.[La Semaine de l'Allier]lasemainedelallier.frLa Semaine de l'Allier Vidéo: un ovni dans le ciel de Vichy?La Semaine de l'Allier Vidéo: un ovni dans le ciel de Vichy?

The cases readers usually ask about first

Gannat, 1988: when the gendarmes also saw the lights

The Gannat case is one of Allier’s best examples of how an impressive report can still be explained. On 6 October 1988, at around 9.30 pm, several witnesses saw three bluish light sources moving slowly over the area. Gendarmes were called and also observed the phenomenon, which reportedly disappeared finally around 12.30 am. That combination, multiple witnesses plus gendarmerie observation, could easily sound like the beginning of a major UFO story.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

GEIPAN’s conclusion was much more down-to-earth: the investigation moved from an unsuccessful helicopter hypothesis to tests of laser projectors by a hypermarket for an advertising operation. The case is classed A, identified. It matters because it shows why witness number alone is not enough. A public light display can produce a shared, sincere, repeated sighting, and even official witnesses can be looking at an unfamiliar human-made effect rather than an unknown craft.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr. What Allier's UFO Files Really Show illustration 1

Beaune-d’Allier, 1990: the old “D” that did not stay unexplained

The Beaune-d’Allier case, previously associated with Montmarault in older references, is one of the department’s most useful reclassification stories. On 30 April 1990, around 10.20 pm, witnesses in two places in the same commune reported a very bright red phenomenon moving silently on a descending path. One witness reported a second observation five minutes later, and another said the phenomenon lit the forest below it.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

GEIPAN later re-examined the case as part of its work on older files. The report notes that the description suggested two familiar possibilities: an atmospheric re-entry or a flare. The slow movement and duration might resemble a re-entry, but GEIPAN found no matching artificial re-entry, and the reported illumination of the forest pointed instead to something close to the ground. The official classification is now B, with the type of phenomenon given as a distress flare.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

This is important for Allier’s UFO history because it weakens the idea that old “unexplained” labels are fixed verdicts. In this case, later tools and a more experienced review process did not strengthen the mystery; they moved it towards a probable ordinary explanation.

Monetay-sur-Allier, 1998: a red bar that became the Moon

The 5 December 1998 Monetay-sur-Allier case shows how a striking shape can be produced by familiar astronomy under awkward viewing conditions. Witnesses described a vivid red horizontal luminous bar near the eastern horizon, apparently made of red globes. It seemed to move towards and away from them before disappearing suddenly.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

GEIPAN’s later analysis reconstructed the viewing direction from the house layout, the garden path and the witness drawing. The estimated direction and elevation matched the Moon: around 4 degrees high and about 66 degrees east at 7.45 pm. GEIPAN explained the red, segmented appearance as the low Moon seen through changing cloud gaps, and the apparent approach-and-retreat effect as an interpretation of changing brightness and opacity. The witness was later contacted and accepted the mechanism described by the investigators. The case, once more mysterious in local retellings, is now class A: Moonrise.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The case is worth remembering because it illustrates a recurring trap in night-sky reports. The witness did not simply “mistake the Moon” in a careless way; the Moon was low, red, partly hidden by cloud, and seen through a local frame of reference. The unusual geometry made a normal object look structured and mobile.

Lurcy-Lévis, 2019: a dark tube, photographs and a solar balloon

The 25 August 2019 Lurcy-Lévis report is one of the more visually memorable modern Allier cases. A witness saw a silent black, wavy, tube-like object with glints in clear morning sky, briefly lost it because of the Sun, then found it again and took photographs. The object moved away while gaining height until it became a dark point.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

GEIPAN concluded that the object was very probably a partly deflated toy solar balloon. The reasoning was specific: the long “sausage” shape, black colour, reflective plastic, deformation into an undulating form, slow ascent, wind direction and estimated size all matched a solar balloon rather than a powered craft. The nearby Lurcy-Lévis aerodrome was also noted in the investigation context, though GEIPAN’s explanation rested mainly on the object’s behaviour and physical characteristics.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

This case is a good example of why photographs do not automatically make a UFO report stronger. They can strengthen a case only if they preserve enough scale, timing, direction and image detail to test against ordinary objects. In Lurcy-Lévis, the photographs helped move the case towards identification.

Bézenet, 2022: the newest notable Allier case

The Bézenet case is the most recent Allier case in the departmental list and was updated by GEIPAN in August 2025. On 5 July 2022, a witness saw two luminous points at night, with white stroboscopic flashes, moving west to east together. The witness also heard a slight aircraft-like sound, though the perceived sound did not seem to match the movement of the lights.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

GEIPAN classed the case A, identifying it as a patrol of military aircraft returning from a mission. The report states that the white stroboscopic lights were consistent with aircraft anti-collision lights, and the case file notes that GEIPAN made a request to the French air planning and operations centre during the investigation.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

This case matters because it connects the Allier record to aviation without needing a dramatic “military UFO” narrative. The military link is explanatory, not conspiratorial: aircraft lights, mission procedures and official checks helped resolve the report. What Allier's UFO Files Really Show illustration 2

Why many Allier sightings are weak rather than mysterious

Several Allier cases remain class C, but their summaries show a repeated problem: the evidence is too thin to analyse confidently. Yzeure in 1979 involved a single witness who saw an orange disc-like object at high altitude, fixed for 10 to 15 seconds, then moving rapidly and turning bright white before disappearing; GEIPAN notes that no other testimony was collected and information was lacking.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Cosne-d’Allier in 1985 is more complicated. GEIPAN records two different events that evening: flashes in a ruined house, quickly explained as a short circuit on an electric fence, and a separate report by a motorist and his wife of a yellow triangular luminous phenomenon that seemed to follow them before vanishing. No gendarmerie brigade in the area saw the phenomenon, and no further information was collected, so the case remains class C.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Châtel-de-Neuvre in 1989 is even thinner: a witness reported an object resembling an aircraft that disappeared very rapidly near the horizon, but GEIPAN says the information did not allow analysis. Cérilly in 1994 involved a gendarme off duty who found a circle of clinker-like stone fragments and greenish-yellow leaves while mushroom-picking, but he could not find the location again the next day. Both cases are interesting as local anecdotes, but officially they sit in the “insufficient information” category rather than the “unexplained after investigation” category.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The Châtel-Montagne 1998 case adds another common difficulty: late reporting. A witness described, years later, seeing as a child a low, dark, elongated cylinder with lit windows moving silently near trees. GEIPAN considered a solar-balloon type explanation possible because of the shape and silent movement, but could not test wind direction or other conditions because the exact date was unknown and the report was made long after the event. The result was class C.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Seuillet in 2009 is the closest Allier comes to a classic modern UFO shape: a silent triangular object marked by blinking white corner lights and a fixed red light. Yet the official conclusion is cautious rather than dramatic. GEIPAN considered the case complex, with possibly three phases of observation not necessarily linked, and judged the single-witness account inconsistent and weakened by the long delay before investigation. It was therefore classed C for lack of reliable information.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The recurring explanations in Allier

Allier’s explained cases are not random. They cluster around a few recurring sources of misidentification that appear throughout French UFO investigation.

Astronomy is a major source of confusion. Domérat in 2013 ended with Venus as the explanation for the final, long, bright south-western light, with aircraft or helicopter activity probably accounting for earlier phases. Nizerolles in 2014 was classed A as Jupiter. Arronnes in 2019 was resolved as the International Space Station, whose fading matched entry into Earth’s shadow.[cnes-geipan.fr+2Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Balloons explain more than just round objects. Monetay-sur-Allier in 2012 involved a white spherical object photographed during a family gathering; GEIPAN connected it to the Gordon Bennett gas balloon race, whose competitors had taken off from Switzerland and whose routes brought several balloons over central France. Lurcy-Lévis in 2019, by contrast, involved a dark, wavy, tube-like shape explained as a partly deflated solar balloon.[cnes-geipan.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Human lighting and aircraft can look stranger than expected. Gannat’s 1988 blue lights were traced to laser projector tests, Moulins in 2015 to an Iridium satellite flare, Montmarault in 2012 to sky lanterns, and Bézenet in 2022 to military aircraft.[Geipan+3cnes-geipan.fr+3CarteOvni.fr]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The wider lesson is that Allier’s UFO history is not best understood as a hunt for one hidden cause. It is a record of repeated perception problems under real-world conditions: low light, cloud, distance, lack of scale, unfamiliar movement, delayed memory, aircraft lights, astronomical brightness and objects drifting silently with the wind.

The Vichy video and the limits of local media reports

The 2012 Vichy video is part of Allier’s public UFO folklore because it appeared in local media as a filmed “strange flying and luminous object” over the spa town. The local paper treated it as an open question and asked whether it might be a UFO or simply a bright object in the sky. In a related article, the same paper noted that, at that point, GEIPAN had not been seized and no investigation had yet been conducted.[La Semaine de l'Allier]lasemainedelallier.frLa Semaine de l'Allier Vidéo: un ovni dans le ciel de Vichy?La Semaine de l'Allier Vidéo: un ovni dans le ciel de Vichy?

That distinction matters. A video can attract attention online, but without a structured investigation it remains a media item, not a robust case. The available report does not provide enough independent checks on time, location, camera settings, direction, duration, possible local light sources or aviation activity. Later reposts and blog comments added speculation, including doubts about scale and possible fakery, but those are not substitutes for a formal case file.[Area51]area51blog.wordpress.comOpen source on wordpress.com.

For a department-level history, the Vichy item is useful mainly as a warning. Public visibility is not the same as evidential strength. Some quieter GEIPAN cases in Allier are far better documented than a more eye-catching local video.

Why Allier has no strong “unexplained” headline case

The most striking statistic is negative: the public Allier index lists no class D case. CarteOvni, drawing on GEIPAN/CNES data, counts 18 GEIPAN-recognised Allier cases, with 10 class A, one class B, seven class C and zero class D.[CarteOvni.fr]carteovni.frCarte Ovni.fr Observations OVNI dans le Allier (03Carte Ovni.fr Observations OVNI dans le Allier (03

That does not prove every witness was wrong, nor does it prove every observation was fully reconstructed. It means that, within the public GEIPAN framework, Allier’s cases either have an accepted ordinary explanation, a probable ordinary explanation, or not enough reliable information to analyse. The distinction is essential. A class C case can remain emotionally vivid for a witness and still be too weak for investigators to treat as a durable unknown. A class A case can begin as a sincere, strange experience and still end as the Moon, Jupiter, Venus, a balloon, the ISS or aircraft.

Allier’s record also shows how official UFO history can change. Beaune-d’Allier moved away from an older unexplained framing towards a probable distress flare. Monetay-sur-Allier 1998 was reinterpreted as Moonrise. Later cases such as Arronnes, Lurcy-Lévis and Bézenet benefited from more precise cross-checking. In this department, later reporting has generally weakened the more exotic reading of the cases rather than strengthened it. What Allier's UFO Files Really Show illustration 3

How to read Allier’s UFO history fairly

A fair reading of Allier avoids two easy mistakes. The first is to dismiss every witness as gullible. Many reports were made by sincere people describing something unusual from their point of view, sometimes with photographs, gendarmerie involvement or multiple witnesses. The second mistake is to treat every unexplained feeling as evidence of an extraordinary object. GEIPAN’s Allier files repeatedly show how ordinary causes become strange when seen briefly, at night, near the horizon, through clouds, without distance cues or years after the event.

The department’s most useful cases are therefore not necessarily the most dramatic. Gannat teaches how public lighting can create a multi-witness event. Beaune-d’Allier shows how reclassification can reduce mystery. Monetay-sur-Allier shows the Moon behaving like a structured red object through cloud. Lurcy-Lévis shows how photographs can help identify an odd drifting shape. Bézenet shows how military aircraft can be resolved through aviation-style checks rather than speculation.

For readers interested in Allier’s UFO past, the strongest conclusion is cautious but clear: the department has a real, documented UFO-reporting history, but its public official record is dominated by explanations and insufficient-information files, not by high-consistency unresolved cases.<section class="further-reading-section" data-page-toc-exclude aria-labelledby="further-reading-title"><div class="fr-section-shell"><div class="fr-section-header"><div class="fr-section-heading"><p class="fr-section-kicker">Amazon book picks</p><h3 class="fr-heading" id="further-reading-title">Further Reading</h3></div><p class="fr-intro">Books and field guides related to What Allier's UFO Files Really Show. Use these as the next step if you want deeper reading beyond the article.</p></div><div class="fr-books-grid"><article class="fr-book-card">Book<div class="fr-book-info"><h4 class="fr-book-title">The UFO Experience</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Joseph Allen Hynek</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Explains how UFO reports are categorized and investigated, closely matching the article's focus on case evaluation and evidence.</p><div class="fr-book-actions"> See on Amazon</div></div></article><article class="fr-book-card">Book<div class="fr-book-info"><h4 class="fr-book-title">UFOs</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Leslie Kean</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Centers on official investigations and documented cases rather than sensational claims, aligning with the GEIPAN-style evidential approach.</p><div class="fr-book-actions"> See on Amazon</div></div></article><article class="fr-book-card">Book<div class="fr-book-info"><h4 class="fr-book-title">The UFO Enigma</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Peter A. Sturrock</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Focuses on evaluating evidence quality, witness reports, and investigative methodology.</p><div class="fr-book-actions"> See on Amazon</div></div></article><article class="fr-book-card">Book<div class="fr-book-info"><h4 class="fr-book-title">The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Edward J. Ruppelt</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Provides insight into official case investigations and the distinction between explained and unexplained reports.</p><div class="fr-book-actions"> See on Amazon</div></div></article></div><div class="fr-section-footer"><div class="fr-browse-links" aria-label="Browse more on Amazon">Browse more on Amazon:The UFO Experience UFOs The UFO Enigma</div><p class="fr-disclosure">As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.</p></div></div></section><section class="further-reading-section" data-page-toc-exclude data-ebay-localized-links data-ebay-visual-market="EBAY_GB" aria-labelledby="merchant-block-title"><div class="fr-section-shell"><div class="fr-section-header"><div class="fr-section-heading"><p class="fr-section-kicker">eBay marketplace picks</p><h3 class="fr-heading" id="merchant-block-title">Marketplace Samples</h3></div><p class="fr-intro">Live-tested eBay searches with available results related to this page.</p><div class="fr-ebay-market-toolbar">Shop location<div class="fr-ebay-market-picker">UsingUSA<div class="fr-ebay-market-menu" data-ebay-market-menu role="listbox" hidden></div></div></div></div><div class="fr-ebay-market-panel" data-ebay-market-panel="EBAY_GB" data-ebay-market-default="1"><div class="fr-books-grid"><article class="fr-book-card"><div class="fr-book-info"><p class="fr-book-kicker">Example eBay listing</p><h4 class="fr-book-title">Alien Cat Enamel Pin Badge - "Get Me-Owt Of Here" UFO Space Theme Pin Badge</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO enamel pin<div class="fr-book-actions"> Browse similar oneBay.co.uk</div></div></article><article class="fr-book-card"><div class="fr-book-info"><p class="fr-book-kicker">Example eBay listing</p><h4 class="fr-book-title">UFO SHADO Interceptor + Alien Craft Metal & Enamel Lapel Tie Tac Pin Badge Logo</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO enamel pin<div class="fr-book-actions"> Browse similar oneBay.co.uk</div></div></article><article class="fr-book-card"><div class="fr-book-info"><p class="fr-book-kicker">Example eBay listing</p><h4 class="fr-book-title">The truth is out there Aliens UFO Horror Scary Movies Enamel Metal Pin badge</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO enamel pin<div class="fr-book-actions"> Browse similar oneBay.co.uk</div></div></article><article class="fr-book-card"><div class="fr-book-info"><p class="fr-book-kicker">Example eBay listing</p><h4 class="fr-book-title">Space UFO Black White Minimalist Metal Enamel Pin Badge Collectable | Brand New</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO enamel pin<div class="fr-book-actions"> Browse similar oneBay.co.uk</div></div></article></div><div class="fr-section-footer"> Browse more oneBay.co.uk<p class="fr-disclosure">Example items shown for inspiration; availability and pricing can change. Branchoria may earn a commission if you purchase through outbound eBay links.</p></div></div></div></section>

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Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=40%2C11&sort=asc&undefined=

27. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=46.94358292648825&customGetLongitude=4.4989013671875&customGetZoom=7&field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id=All&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=49.11702904077932&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=44.77013681219717&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=7.668457031250001&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=1.329345703125&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=1%2C23&sort=asc

28. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?field_agregation_index_value=lune&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=%2C28&sort=desc

29. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%255B11%255D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_date_d_observation_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_latitude_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_longitude_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=76%2C6&sort=asc

30. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?amp=&field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=163&sort=desc

31. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%255B11%255D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_date_d_observation_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_latitude_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_longitude_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=%2C423&sort=asc

32. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas?field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B13%5D=13&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date&page=%2C104&sort=asc

33. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Title: evolution classification des cas
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/actualites/evolution-classification-des-cas

34. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/node/58701

35. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/node/422

36. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/node/58700

37. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/histoire-du-geipan

38. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/node/59758

39. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Title: baisse cas d
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/actualites/baisse-cas-d

40. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/node/58522

41. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=11&order=field_departement_textuel&page=45&sort=desc

42. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=11&order=field_departement_textuel&page=%2C8&sort=asc

43. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=46.124763699209396&customGetLongitude=2.4169921874999996&customGetZoom=6&field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id=All&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=50.52739681329302&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=41.72213058512578&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=9.8876953125&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-5.053710937500001&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=2%2C2&sort=asc

44. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas?field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=%2C219&sort=desc

45. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/cas/2014-12-09167

46. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/node/53979

47. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=139&sort=desc&undefined=

48. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=2021-11-23&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=1&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=%2C13&sort=asc

49. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=2007-03-01&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=%2C149&sort=desc

50. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=27%2C9&sort=desc

51. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?customGetLattitude=45.52221935752051&customGetLongitude=5.278930664062501&customGetZoom=8&field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=46.638122462379656&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=44.40631625266138&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=7.146606445312501&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=3.4112548828125004&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=%2C32&sort=desc

52. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B11%5D=11&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B12%5D=12&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B13%5D=13&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B14%5D=14&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=1&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=title&page=3%2C36&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc&video=on

53. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=06&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=23&sort=desc

54. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=militaire&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=%2C13&sort=asc

55. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=13&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B1%5D=14&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=18%2C33&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc

56. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?field_date_value=2019-08-31&field_is_new_value=1&page=%2C37

57. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: beaune d allier 1990 0401654
Link:https://carteovni.fr/cas/beaune-d-allier-1990-0401654

58. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: cosne d allier 1985 0101047
Link:https://carteovni.fr/cas/cosne-d-allier-1985-0101047

59. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: monetay sur allier 1998 1201714
Link:https://carteovni.fr/cas/monetay-sur-allier-1998-1201714

60. Source: carteovni.fr
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/beaune-d-allier-03

61. Source: carteovni.fr
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/chatel-de-neuvre-03

62. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: chatel montagne 1998 0808965
Link:https://carteovni.fr/cas/chatel-montagne-1998-0808965

63. Source: carteovni.fr
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/nizerolles-03

64. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: seuillet 03
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/seuillet-03

65. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: Cas OVNI identifiés (classe A) en France
Link:https://carteovni.fr/classification/a

66. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/temoignage/4754

67. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://www.geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_date_valu_valu=04-23&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=163&sort=desc

68. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=116&order=field_departement_textuel&page=161&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc

69. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://www.geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=163&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc

70. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=116&page=%2C416&select-category-export=nothing

71. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=%2C92&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc

72. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/temoignage/10172

73. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=116&order=field_date_d_observation&page=91&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc

74. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_date_value=2007-03-01&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&page=44

75. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://www.geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B11%5D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=1&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=116&order=field_date_d_observation&page=37&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc&video=on

76. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=35.188709584047814&customGetLongitude=-33.92578125&customGetZoom=3&field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B11%5D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=70.72897946208789&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-0.3515602939922709&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=25.839843750000004&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-93.69140625&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=23&sort=asc

77. Source: geipan.fr
Link:https://geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_date_value=2007-03-01&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=39&sort=desc

78. Source: cnes.fr
Title: serie ovnis 5 choses savoir geipan
Link:https://cnes.fr/actualites/serie-ovnis-5-choses-savoir-geipan

79. Source: youtube.com
Title: Geipan: France is also interested in UFOs
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXDikL331Y

80. Source: lasemainedelallier.fr
Title: La Semaine de l’Allier Vidéo: un ovni dans le ciel de Vichy?
Link:https://www.lasemainedelallier.fr/video-un-ovni-dans-le-ciel-de-vichy/

81. Source: lasemainedelallier.fr
Title: ovni dans l allier les precedents cas observes et analyses dans le departement
Link:https://www.lasemainedelallier.fr/ovni-dans-l-allier-les-precedents-cas-observes-et-analyses-dans-le-departement/

82. Source: area51blog.wordpress.com
Link:https://area51blog.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/15437/

83. Source: youtube.com
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWt2zkuxRNQ

Additional References

84. Source: youtube.com
Title: Unexplained UFOs near Rennes: filmed reenactment of the Étrelles case
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7MToY5eaBY

<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>Cette nuit-là, ils ont TOUS vu des OVNIS…</p>

85. Source: youtube.com
Title: UFOs: GEIPAN is working on the issue (Toulouse)
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnOX-NXZFqE

<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>Unexplained UFOs near Rennes: filmed reenactment of the Étrelles case…</p>

86. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/CanalplusSeries/posts/astrophysicien-ing%C3%A9nieur-mais-avant-tout-directeur-du-gepan-et-il-nen-est-pas-ra/3508629252526031/

87. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/ScienceetVieMag/posts/comment-le-geipan-trie-t-il-les-t%C3%A9moignages-dovni-/1240982891514879/

88. Source: 20minutes.fr
Link:https://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/sciences/4215259-20260329-demarche-scientifique-comment-enqueteurs-geipan-tentent-expliquer-cas-ovnis-france

89. Source: meprises-du-ciel.fr
Link:https://meprises-du-ciel.fr/sources-naturelles/astronomie/planetes/

90. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/RDEECanada/posts/le-rd%C3%A9e-canada-est-fier-dannoncer-la-participation-de-m-guillaume-cariou-%C3%A0-son-s/1415204410637778/

91. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/988644101628957/permalink/2291158404710847/

92. Source: facebook.com
Title: en 2000 frédéric taddeï animateur de paris dernière évoquait le milieu de la nui
Link:https://www.facebook.com/mireilledumasofficiel/posts/en-2000-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-tadde%C3%AF-animateur-de-paris-derni%C3%A8re-%C3%A9voquait-le-milieu-de-la-nui/1321655249782931/

93. Source: youtube.com
Title: Cette nuit-là, ils ont TOUS vu des OVNIS
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVnJmxWPo4

<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>A UFO flies over France | INA Archive…</p>

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