The truth is out there – Based in Toulouse and affiliated with the French space agency, Geipan investigates a thousand UFO cases per year – observed by citizens – in an attempt to explain them in a rational manner.
When we think of UFOs, we often think of the United States. From Roswell to Area 51, American society and culture are filled with stories of unidentified flying objects, sparking numerous fantasies. France is not immune to these phenomena. What is less known is that they are taken very seriously and are the subject of rigorous investigations, which in the majority of cases lead to a completely rational explanation. Behind these investigations, there is a service connected to Cnes, the French space agency: Geipan, for Group for the Study and Information of Non-Identified Aerospace Phenomena, based in Toulouse.
Comprised of three employees and twelve volunteers – spread across the entire territory – this group plays an essential role: “To collect, study, and investigate cases of strange observations reported by citizens in order to try to provide an answer to what they saw, relying on technical and scientific methods,” summarizes Frédéric Courtade, Geipan’s manager.
It all starts with reports from witnesses of curious phenomena. Among them, there are strange lights in the sky, orange triangles that move, fading white shapes, objects with unusual trajectories or movements. These observations are reported through forms filled out directly on the service’s website or through letters, as well as statements made by the gendarmerie according to certain(…)
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