French and Belgian sightings are particularly well reported and documented. France is second only to the United States for the raw number of sightings. The greatest wave in UFO history took place in France in 1954, with 474 records for that year alone. Most of these took place in October, with a subsequent spill-over into adjacent countries. Other busy yearswere 1974 ( 226 ) and 1990 (151 ). Unlike Britain which had 26 "Airship" sightings in 1909, France had none at all. French sightings tend to occur on Mondays, and during the month of October. UFOs are mostly seen in farming areas, rural and small town environs. Urban sightings are relatively rare. These ufo sightings maps were generated by Larry Hatch's *U* UFO Database Program.

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