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DoD-B19-010 · 1990-01-28

France Nice Airport UAP Near Miss 1990

DoD◎ Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, France◌ Europe#1990◈ Disc / Saucer↑ 3,000 feet⏱ 6 minutes
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. This case includes still evidence and analytical reconstruction.

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MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Photo evidence plus archival field-report analysis.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

An Air France Boeing 737 crew on approach to Nice reported a near-miss with a metallic disc in the approach corridor. Nice ATC and Marseille Radar both confirmed an unidentified radar return. The French CNES space agency's GEPAN (later GEIPAN) UAP investigation group investigated. GEPAN rated the case as Type D — highest credibility. France's Civil Aviation Authority issued a formal near-miss report.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
Air France crew, Nice ATC, Marseille Radar Control, Air France Boeing 737 crew
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCEDISC / SAUCER
FILE ID
DoD-B19-010
DATE
1990-01-28
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
Europe
SHAPE
Disc / Saucer
ALTITUDE
3,000 feet
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Stationary HoverRapid Acceleration
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

On January 28, 1990, an Air France Boeing 737-200 crew on approach to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport reported a large metallic disc in the approach corridor at 3,000 feet. The crew maneuvered to avoid a collision. Nice ATC and Marseille Radar Control both confirmed an unidentified radar return in the approach corridor at the time reported. The French civil aviation authority Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) issued a formal near-miss investigation report. The French government's space agency CNES operated GEPAN (Groupe d'Étude des Phénomènes Aérospatiaux Non-Identifiés), and GEPAN investigators classified the case as their highest Type D credibility rating — genuine unidentified phenomenon with multiple professional witnesses and radar confirmation. The Nice case is one of GEPAN's most thoroughly investigated civil aviation near-miss cases and contributed to France's evolution toward an ongoing official UAP investigation program.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • ›Near-miss filed formally — DGAC civil aviation official near-miss report
  • ›Nice ATC + Marseille Radar dual confirmation
  • ›GEPAN Type D — highest credibility rating
  • ›French civil aviation near-miss investigation record
  • ›GEPAN investigation contributed to French ongoing UAP program
  • ›Air France crew + ATC + radar — triple confirmation of encounter
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DoD-B19-010inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
MODERATE
Video Record
0
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
14
Sensor Corroboration
20
Physical Evidence
0
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