What Really Happened in Nievre’s UFO Files?

Introduction

That makes Nievre a useful department-level case study. Its files show how a sighting can feel strange to witnesses and still become less mysterious when time, direction, weather, astronomy, witness consistency and supporting documents are checked. They also show the limits of later research: some older Nievre reports remain interesting, but not because they prove an extraordinary event. They remain open-ended mainly because the available evidence is too sparse. Overview image for What Really Happened in Nievre's UFO Files?

What the official record says about Nievre

The most reliable starting point is GEIPAN, a technical department of CNES, the French space agency. GEIPAN describes its role as collecting, analysing, investigating, publishing and archiving reports of unidentified aerospace phenomena, rather than proving UFO or extraterrestrial claims. Its public classification system distinguishes between cases that are perfectly identified, probably identified, not workable because of missing information, and still unexplained after investigation.[Geipan]geipan.frClassification | GEIPANClassification | GEIPAN

For Nievre, the available public pattern is clear. A third-party map built from public GEIPAN and meteor-network data counts 13 GEIPAN cases in the department and no class D cases, meaning no listed Nievre case is presented there as unexplained after investigation. The same regional listing places Nievre alongside other Bourgogne-Franche-Comte departments and records many meteor reports separately, which is useful because bright meteors are a frequent source of short-lived “UFO” impressions.[CarteOvni.fr]carteovni.frCarte Ovni.fr OVN I en Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéCarte Ovni.fr OVN I en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

GEIPAN’s own case-search pages show several Nievre examples directly: Narcy in 2016, Gien-sur-Cure in 2017, La Charite-sur-Loire in 2023, and Chateauneuf-Val-de-Bargis in 1976. The same records classify the first three as explained or probably explained, while the 1976 case is class C, meaning not enough reliable information was available to work the case to a firm explanation.[Geipan+4Geipan+4Geipan]geipan.frRecherche de cas | GEIPANRecherche de cas | GEIPAN

Why the best Nievre cases are not the most dramatic ones

The most useful Nievre cases are not necessarily the most spectacular. They are the ones where the explanation can be followed step by step. In GEIPAN’s approach, a case is assessed through “strangeness” and “consistency”: how far the report seems from known phenomena, and how much reliable, checkable information supports it. A dramatic description with poor timings, uncertain direction, or only one vague testimony may end up weaker than a dull report with photographs, astronomy checks and precise times.[Geipan]geipan.frClassification | GEIPANClassification | GEIPAN

The 2017 Gien-sur-Cure case is a good example. Two witnesses, after an astronomy evening, saw a bright point moving across the sky and interpreted its changing brightness and apparent path as a strange trajectory. GEIPAN concluded that the object was the International Space Station. The report is especially useful because it explains a common witness error: a change in brightness can be interpreted as an object coming closer, diving, turning or moving away, even when the object is actually following a normal satellite path.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

The Saint-Leger-des-Vignes case from 30 June 2015 is another clean example. A witness saw two yellow-orange lights, one above the other, between about 23:30 and midnight and took photographs. GEIPAN classified the case A, a perfectly explained observation: the close apparent pairing of Venus and Jupiter near the western to north-western horizon. For a reader, the lesson is simple but important: a rare-looking sky arrangement can be genuinely striking without being anomalous.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr. What Really Happened in Nievre's UFO Files? illustration 1

The older rural reports: intriguing, but evidence-poor

Nievre’s older cases are more atmospheric, but generally less evidentially strong. The Chateauneuf-Val-de-Bargis report from 19 July 1976 involved a motorist who, at about 3 a.m., saw for a few seconds an intensely luminous green stationary object roughly estimated at 300 to 400 metres away. The witness compared its shape to a bowler hat, heard no particular noise, then saw a reddish colour appear at the rear before the object disappeared rapidly towards the north-east. GEIPAN classifies it C because no other testimony was collected and the information was insufficient.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

That distinction matters. A class C case is not the same as a strong unexplained case. It means the case cannot be worked properly because the file lacks reliable, objective or sufficiently detailed data. GEIPAN’s own classification page says C is used when a sighting is “not workable” because of a lack of reliable data, whereas D is reserved for unexplained cases after investigation.[Geipan]geipan.frClassification | GEIPANClassification | GEIPAN

The Lormes case, linked in GEIPAN’s record to an observation date in early November 1978, is a good example of how an apparently eerie rural incident can lose force under investigation. Two campers heard whistling sounds and saw a red glow from inside their tent; later they associated a burnt patch of ground with a possible landed object. The gendarmerie investigation found no other witness to the noises or lights, and another witness said wood had been burned at that spot about a year before. GEIPAN’s summary also notes that the campers had tried to make a fire with damp twigs and paper; a flare-up of that material in the wind could account for the glow and heat sensation.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

The 2010s pattern: lights that become lanterns, balloons and satellites

The modern Nievre files are dominated by familiar night-sky and near-sky explanations. At Guerigny on 20 July 2013, two witnesses saw intense coloured lights with no sound; GEIPAN’s derived public summary says the case was classified B as probable Thai lanterns, with variable wind around Nevers helping explain why two lights might not follow identical paths.[CarteOvni.fr]carteovni.frguerigny 2013 0708498guerigny 2013 0708498

The 1954 wave in Nievre: folklore, press memory and meteor problems

Nievre also appears in accounts of the French UFO wave of 1954, a period when newspapers across France reported many “flying saucer” stories. These cases are much harder to use than GEIPAN’s modern records because they often depend on press snippets, later compilations and inconsistent retellings. They are still part of the department’s UFO history, but they should be read as historical claims rather than settled facts.

One example concerns Nevers on 16 October 1954. A later ufological archive links the report to a bright luminous ball seen across a wide region and notes an explanation as a probable meteor at about 21:30, reportedly seen over many departments. That is a classic problem in old UFO waves: a real bright sky event can generate many sincere reports, but the language of “saucers” and “mysterious objects” then spreads through press coverage.[Ufologie]ufologie.patrickgross.orgOpen source on patrickgross.org.

Other 1954 Nievre-linked reports are harder to assess. A page on Nevers for 20 October 1954 cites regional and national newspaper sources and later French UFO literature, but the same archive’s own explanation allows that the reported bright circular object could have been “anything”, including a meteor. A Chevenon report from the same month is similarly preserved in later ufological cataloguing rather than in a modern official investigation.[Ufologie]ufologie.patrickgross.orgOpen source on patrickgross.org.

These older cases matter because they explain why Nievre appears in UFO lore at all. They do not, by themselves, carry the evidential weight of a modern, document-rich GEIPAN case. Their value is mainly historical: they show how local press, national flap periods and ordinary celestial events can combine into a durable regional UFO memory. What Really Happened in Nievre's UFO Files? illustration 2

How Nievre sightings are investigated

In France, witnesses can report an unidentified aerospace phenomenon through the gendarmerie, and precise details are crucial. The gendarmerie asks for date, time, duration, location, position of the phenomenon in the landscape, shape, size, colour, movement and whether there was sound. These details may be recorded in an official statement, and photographs may be taken if there are apparent traces in the environment.[Gendarmerie Nationale]gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.frOpen source on gouv.fr.

That procedure explains the difference between the stronger and weaker Nievre files. Cases with precise time, direction, witness descriptions, photographs or possible astronomical reconstruction can be tested against planets, satellites, weather, aircraft and balloons. Cases based on brief sightings, uncertain distances, single witnesses or incomplete old statements often end up as class C, not because they are more extraordinary, but because they are less usable.[Geipan]geipan.frClassification | GEIPANClassification | GEIPAN

CNES has also emphasised why public archives matter. When GEIPAN opened its files, CNES described decades of witness collection and field investigation, including gendarmerie reports, expert analyses, sketches, videos and audio, while also stressing that the overwhelming majority of UFO reports refer to normal phenomena misinterpreted by witnesses.[CNES]cnes.frLe GEIPAN ouvre ses dossiers | CNESLe GEIPAN ouvre ses dossiers | CNES

What usually explains Nievre UFO reports

The Nievre record points to several recurring explanations rather than one dramatic local mystery.

Astronomical objects. Venus, Jupiter and the International Space Station account for some impressive-looking reports. The Saint-Leger-des-Vignes and Gien-sur-Cure cases show how bright, slow-moving or unusually paired sky objects can look artificial or manoeuvring when they are not.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

Satellites and flashes. The La Charite-sur-Loire case shows how brief, stationary-looking flashes can be linked to satellite reflections, especially when a nearby planet such as Jupiter gives investigators a positional reference.[Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

Lanterns and wind-borne objects. Guerigny and Narcy show the continuing importance of small human-made objects. Lanterns can appear silent, orange, red or drifting; balloons can shine brightly and seem to change course when wind conditions vary.[CarteOvni.fr]carteovni.frguerigny 2013 0708498guerigny 2013 0708498

Are there aviation or military links in Nievre?

The public Nievre record does not show a strong aviation or military pattern comparable to departments with major airbases, repeated pilot cases or radar-linked incidents. The most visible official Nievre cases are ground observations by ordinary witnesses: motorists, campers, residents, amateur sky-watchers, or people noticing lights from a garden or rooftop. GEIPAN’s case-search interface does distinguish observation types such as aeronautical, maritime and ground observations, but the Nievre examples surfaced in the public records here are overwhelmingly local ground sightings rather than cockpit or radar cases.[Geipan+3Geipan+3Geipan]geipan.frRecherche de cas | GEIPANRecherche de cas | GEIPAN

The absence of a strong aviation thread is itself useful. It keeps the department’s UFO history grounded in everyday witness interpretation rather than defence secrecy. Where aircraft, satellites or space objects matter in Nievre, they mainly matter as explanations, not as signs of a military incident.

How strong is the Nievre evidence overall?

The evidence is moderate for a history of reported unusual sightings, but weak for any extraordinary claim. The strongest official files are strong because they are explainable: Venus and Jupiter at Saint-Leger-des-Vignes, the ISS at Gien-sur-Cure, probable satellite flashes at La Charite-sur-Loire, a probable balloon at Narcy, and probable lanterns at Guerigny. These cases are valuable because they show the investigation process working.[CarteOvni.fr+4Geipan+4Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

The more mysterious-sounding cases are usually weaker. Chateauneuf-Val-de-Bargis in 1976 has a striking description, but no corroborating testimony and too little information. Decize in 1979 is listed by GEIPAN as class C, with the available public summary giving the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information. The Cosne-sur-Loire to Saint-Pere case in 2011 is also class C, despite having documents and two testimonies, because the case remained insufficiently reliable or complete for a firm conclusion.[Geipan+2Geipan]geipan.frOpen source on geipan.fr.

That leaves a balanced conclusion: Nievre has a real UFO-reporting record, but not a department-defining unresolved UFO case in the public GEIPAN material. Its importance lies in showing how ordinary places produce sincere, sometimes vivid sightings, and how official investigation often narrows them down to sky mechanics, weather, human objects or insufficient data rather than exotic craft.<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 Really Happened in Nievre's UFO Files?. 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 Handbook</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Allan Hendry</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Perfect fit for a page emphasizing explained and weakly documented cases.</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 Experience</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Joseph Allen Hynek</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Focuses on systematic evaluation of sightings.</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">NightWatch</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Terence Dickinson</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Helps explain planets, satellites, and other common UFO sources.</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">Turn Left at Orion</h4><p class="fr-book-author">By Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis</p><p class="fr-book-desc">Useful for identifying many explainable sky phenomena.</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 books The UFO Experience NightWatch</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">Large They're Here Bob Lazar Story UFO UAP Flying Saucer Area 51 Wall Art Poster</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO art print<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 DIGITAL ART PRINT A4 Gerry Anderson UK TV 1970s from my original drawing</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO art print<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 Art Print (ufo at sundown)</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO art print<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 ALIEN POSTER ART PRINT - FRAMED OPTIONS - CHOOSE SIZE! B</h4>SearcheBay.co.uk: UFO art print<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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32. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: decize 58
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/decize-58

33. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: cosne sur loire 58
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/cosne-sur-loire-58

34. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: Observations OVNI à Lormes
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/lormes-58

35. Source: magjeunes.nievre.fr
Title: fr Le magazine jeunes de la Nièvre
Link:https://magjeunes.nievre.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/MAG-JEUNES_148X21cm_V2_light.pdf

36. Source: youtube.com
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn2xTieploU

<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>Geipan: France is also interested in UFOs…</p>

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

38. Source: ufologie.patrickgross.org
Link:https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/1954/16oct1954neversf.htm

39. Source: ufologie.patrickgross.org
Link:https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/1954/20oct1954neversf.htm

40. Source: ufologie.patrickgross.org
Link:https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/1954/20oct1954chevenonf.htm

41. Source: gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr
Link:https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/gendinfo/actualites/2022/comment-la-gendarmerie-prend-elle-en-compte-les-etrangetes-dans-le-ciel

42. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/temoignage/7644

43. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=13&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=%2C142&sort=desc

44. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/temoignage/2064

45. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/node/55252

46. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Title: export cas pub 20251127093552.csv
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/save_json_import_files/export_cas_pub_20251127093552.csv

47. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=46.94358292648825&customGetLongitude=4.4989013671875&customGetZoom=7&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=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_classification_des_cas&page=44%2C0&sort=asc

48. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?field_agregation_index_value=Gard&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date&page=%2C43&sort=asc

49. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&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_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B15%5D=15&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B16%5D=16&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=field_departement_textuel&page=39&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc&video=on

50. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/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=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=field_date&page=134&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc&video=on

51. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=PV&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=1%2C4&sort=desc

52. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B13%5D=13&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B14%5D=14&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B15%5D=15&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B16%5D=16&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=57.70414723434193&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=19.642587534013032&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=49.921875&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-9.843750000000002&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date&page=6%2C33&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc&video=on

53. 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=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=field_departement_textuel&page=107&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc&video=on

54. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Etude_psycho_1981_2.pdf

55. Source: ufologie.patrickgross.org
Link:https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/1954/2oct1954favergesf.htm

56. Source: ufologie.patrickgross.org
Link:https://www.ufologie.patrickgross.org/press/journalducentre3nov1997f.htm

57. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/gendarmerienationale/posts/apartager-depuis-une-apparition-myst%C3%A9rieuse-dans-la-nuit-du-24-au-25-d%C3%A9cembre-20/4847603998637090/

58. Source: Wikipedia
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEIPAN

Additional References

59. Source: youtube.com
Title: Meeting France’s UFO detectives • FRANCE 24 English
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zczcBLukQ6s

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

60. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/journalducentre/posts/cest-un-ovni-dans-lappareil-commercial-fran%C3%A7ais-%EF%B8%8F/1465946365538332/

61. Source: journaldunet.com
Link:https://www.journaldunet.com/magazine/1546833-bp1-ce-site-on-ne-peut-plus-officiel-permet-de-voir-les-signalements-d-ovni-autour-de-chez-vous/

62. Source: instagram.com
Link:https://www.instagram.com/p/DVqBfHbDd7H/

63. Source: instagram.com
Link:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQy4BTsjFMy/?hl=en

64. Source: garpan.ca
Link:https://garpan.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bilan-2020-des-observations-et-rencontres-dOVNIs-et-dhumanoides-Par-GARPAN-Zone-Parallele-et-ADIPAN.-%C2%A9-85-p..pdf

65. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/journalducentre/photos/des-papillons-paons-de-nuit-observ%C3%A9s-%C3%A0-nevers%EF%B8%8F-httpsllejdcfr8ed/1571782844954683/

66. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/Ina.fr/videos/ovni-les-gendarmes-enqu%C3%AAtent-1975/177719193386194/

67. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/EmissionLaPlaceDuVillage/posts/lavez-vous-vu-ce-ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne-dans-le-ciel-ce-19-avril-2026-vers-21-h-40-ici-une-we/1004461801936272/

68. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/RadioBacFm/posts/-la-d%C3%A9couverte-musicale-du-jour-cest-un-ovni/896116015857766/

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