GEIPAN — Centre National d'Études Spatiales
GEIPAN case archive (French space agency UFO bureau)
Database · written 1977 · released March 2007
Why this matters
France's space agency has run an official unit to investigate unidentified aerospace phenomena since 1977, and in 2007 it opened its case files online. Each case is classified A (explained) through D (unexplained after investigation). It is the most transparent government UFO program anywhere, and almost unknown in the English-speaking world.
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https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/
Hosted by CNES / GEIPAN
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Part of a collection · step 7 of 16
Declassified UFO Programs
France chose a different path: an open case archive at its space agency.
Cite
GEIPAN — Centre National d'Études Spatiales. "GEIPAN case archive (French space agency UFO bureau)." 1977. Released March 2007. https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/ (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0120).
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