This file contains an independent report on UFOs written by the French association COMETA (previously published in the French magazine VDS in 1999), which details the results of a study by the Institu

FILE ID 255_413270_UFO's_and_Defense_What_Should_we_Prepare_ForTYPE PDFAGENCY National Archives and Records AdministrationCLASS UNCLASSIFIED

EVENT DETAILS

DATE: 1999
LOCATION: France

DOCUMENT SUMMARY

The independent COMETA report (1999), written by the French association of retired generals, scientists, and senior officials, detailing the results of a multi-year study into UFOs and their implications for national defense. Originally published in the French magazine VSD, this document represents a formal European scientific and military assessment of the UAP phenomenon.

WHY IT MATTERS

COMETA is widely considered the most rigorous international government-affiliated UAP study ever published. Its conclusion that the extraterrestrial hypothesis deserved serious scientific consideration, from senior French military figures, gave the phenomenon unprecedented mainstream legitimacy in Europe.

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