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When Does A Drome UFO Case Stay Unexplained?

Drome's official files show why some sightings remain puzzling while others become Venus, lanterns, satellites, or debris.

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  • How GEIPAN classifies A, B, C, and D cases
  • Barret de Lioure and the strongest modern unresolved file
  • Châteaudouble and the value of later reclassification
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Introduction

GEIPAN’s Drôme files show a useful truth about UFO history: a case can look dramatic at first, then change completely when investigators test direction, timing, weather, astronomy, aircraft, satellites, or witness detail. In Drôme, the official record contains both outcomes. Châteaudouble, once treated as a mystery, was later reclassified as a clear observation of Venus after a modern review. Barret-de-Lioure remains one of the department’s stronger modern unexplained files, not because it proves an exotic craft, but because GEIPAN judged the witnesses and observation conditions to be relatively good while no ordinary explanation fully fitted. Chabeuil and Donzère also remain in class D, meaning unexplained after investigation, not confirmed extraordinary.[geipan.fr+3Geipan+3Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.Overview image for GEIPAN Files That distinction matters because GEIPAN is not a UFO-belief archive. It is the French official body within CNES that collects, analyses, archives, and publishes reports of unidentified aerospace phenomena. Its categories are designed to separate explained cases, probable explanations, weak files, and genuine residual unknowns.[CNES]cnes.frOpen source on cnes.fr.

How GEIPAN Decides Whether A Drôme Case Stays Unexplained

GEIPAN’s A, B, C, and D categories are the key to reading Drôme’s files without exaggerating them. A class A case is explained without ambiguity. B means GEIPAN considers an explanation very probable. C is not a strong mystery; it means the case cannot be properly analysed because the available information is too poor. D is the important but often misunderstood category: the observation remains unexplained despite the information GEIPAN has. D is then split into D1 and D2, with D1 covering strange cases of medium consistency and D2 reserved for very strange cases with strong consistency, such as several independent witnesses, images, video, or physical traces.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frbaisse cas dbaisse cas d

The modern method rests on two ideas: residual strangeness and consistency. Residual strangeness means how far the case remains from known explanations after investigation. Consistency means how much reliable, usable information the file contains. GEIPAN’s own methodology says classification is based on these two measures after hypotheses have been tested, rather than on the emotional force of the witness account alone.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frmethodologie classification geipanmethodologie classification geipan

This is why Drôme’s record is more interesting than a simple list of “mysteries”. A spectacular-sounding report can fall to class A when the geometry fits Venus or a satellite train. A less cinematic report can remain D if the evidence is coherent and the known explanations do not cover it. The result is a mixed local archive in which Venus, Capella, lanterns, aircraft trails, re-entering debris, the International Space Station, and Starlink sit beside a small number of unresolved cases.[Geipan+3Geipan+3Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.GEIPAN Files illustration 1

Châteaudouble Shows Why Old Mysteries Can Change

Châteaudouble is the clearest Drôme example of a case changing under later review. The sighting took place on 1 January 1977 and involved long observations of a bright, low, apparently stationary object, followed by a rapid and silent disappearance. GEIPAN’s current file classifies it as A, with Venus as the explanation, but the same file states that the case had previously been classed as D and was revisited using newer technical tools and accumulated investigative experience.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The original strangeness is easy to understand. Two people in a car saw a very intense white light at low altitude. It appeared stationary, then seemed to rise or leave rapidly. No sound was heard. A third person found by the gendarmes reported nothing unusual that evening, and the file notes both useful documentation and inconsistencies in the descriptions of form and movement.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Barret-de-Lioure Is The Strongest Modern Unresolved File

Barret-de-Lioure, observed on 8 July 2008, is a different kind of case. GEIPAN still lists it as D, with a 2026 update date, and describes it as a strange phenomenon of medium or strong consistency. The reported observation began at about 21:25 from the summit of the Bergiès mountain, where witnesses noticed a bright point that appeared and disappeared several times in the sky. They located it with the finder scope of an astronomical telescope and, taking turns, described an ovoid, steel-grey object moving slowly, with one witness reporting a pendulum-like motion.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The file is stronger than many single-light night reports because GEIPAN considered the witnesses qualified and accustomed to intensive day and night observation. The report also says an investigator went to the site, found nothing abnormal, and confirmed the testimony and good faith of one of the witnesses, while the second was not present during the later visit. GEIPAN gives the case a residual strangeness value of 0.62 and summarises it as unexplained, moderately strange, and of good consistency.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The unresolved status should still be read carefully. The evidence described publicly is not multi-sensor proof. There is no clear published photograph, radar record, physical trace, or independent chain of additional observers in the case-page summary. GEIPAN’s D1 wording matters: it is stronger than “not enough information”, but it is not the same as a confirmed object of exotic origin. It means the file remains odd after investigation, with enough consistency to be worth keeping in the unexplained category.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Barret-de-Lioure also shows why observing skill does not automatically solve a case. Experienced skywatchers may make better reports, but unusual optics, distance uncertainty, limited angular information, and the brief appearance of a light or object can still leave investigators without a secure explanation. In the Drôme archive, it stands out because it is modern, reasonably documented, and still unresolved after GEIPAN’s review.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.GEIPAN Files illustration 2

Chabeuil And Donzère: Unexplained Does Not Mean Equally Strong

Chabeuil, observed on 28 February 1978, remains a class D case in GEIPAN’s public archive. The reported event lasted about three minutes between 19:30 and 19:40. A woman driving with her son saw a very bright orange object moving rapidly from north to south. It reportedly stabilised, then moved slowly south before disappearing instantly. GEIPAN notes that no trace was found and that no other witness was collected.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

That file is important for Drôme because it is one of the department’s headline official unknowns, but its evidential limits are just as important as its strange description. The observation has two related witnesses, no physical trace, no independent corroboration, and no public technical reconstruction in the case-page summary comparable to Châteaudouble’s later Venus analysis. Its D classification means GEIPAN did not explain it from the evidence available; it does not turn a three-minute night-light report into proof of a craft.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The Resolved Files Explain The Unresolved Ones

The explained Drôme cases are not a distraction from the mysteries. They are the control group that makes the mysteries legible. They show what GEIPAN is usually able to do when time, direction, sky position, witness detail, and external data line up.

Pierrelatte is the most modern example. On 22 June 2023, a resident reported a silent, slow “large cigar” with luminous “windows” that suddenly disappeared. GEIPAN classified the case A after concluding it was probably a Starlink satellite train, specifically the G5-7 train launched earlier that day. The “windows” were the individual satellites, and the disappearance was explained by geometry and sunlight: the train either left the visible zone or was no longer illuminated.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Beauvoisin, on 6 February 2017, shows the recurring power of Venus. A witness saw a very intense, apparently static light over two evenings, including a 45-minute observation and binocular viewing. GEIPAN classified it A after comparing the observation with Venus’s position, noting that bright planets near the horizon can show varied colours because of atmospheric effects.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

Albon, on 25 May 2017, shows how cameras can create new strangeness rather than remove it. The witness saw and filmed a coloured light low in the sky, later noticing odd forms in the recording. GEIPAN identified Capella at the relevant positions and noted that low stars can flicker and change colour through atmospheric turbulence. It also made a broader methodological point: strong zoom, focus problems, reflections, and camera artefacts can generate shapes not seen directly by the eye.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

These cases help interpret Barret-de-Lioure, Chabeuil, and Donzère. GEIPAN does not need an exotic explanation to keep a case unresolved. It only needs the available ordinary explanations to fail. At the same time, the resolved Drôme files show that many reports become less mysterious when the sky is reconstructed precisely.GEIPAN Files illustration 3

The Weak Middle: Why Class C Is Not A Hidden Mystery Box

Class C is often mistaken for a suppressed or especially mysterious category, but GEIPAN’s definition is almost the opposite: it means the observation cannot be analysed properly because the information is missing or unreliable. Drôme has several such files in the public search index, including Saint-Donat-sur-l’Herbasse in 2008, Saou in 1999, and the 2019 EasyJet-related aviation report over Drôme.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The 2019 aviation case is especially useful because it sounds strong at first. An EasyJet crew reported wake turbulence and unusual lights, with a possible “heavy” aircraft about 1,000 feet lower and a related TCAS indication. Yet GEIPAN classified it C because there was no direct pilot testimony available and no aircraft matching the described trajectory and altitude appeared on the relevant air-traffic radar. The file notes an apparent inconsistency: if the object was on TCAS, it probably had a transponder, but then air-traffic radar should also have detected it. Without the pilot’s fuller testimony, GEIPAN judged the strangeness and consistency too weak for a precise hypothesis.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

That makes class C a cautionary category. It can contain puzzling fragments, but it is not a stronger mystery than D. For Drôme, this is an important reader takeaway: Chabeuil, Donzère, and Barret-de-Lioure remain unresolved because GEIPAN judged them as unexplained after investigation, while class C cases remain open-ended because the file is too thin to support a proper conclusion.[Geipan]cnes-geipan.frbaisse cas dbaisse cas d

What The Drôme GEIPAN Files Really Show

Drôme’s GEIPAN archive does not support a single dramatic claim. It supports a more useful pattern. Some local reports survive official review as unexplained; others are reclassified when better tools, better sky reconstruction, or better experience reveal Venus, Capella, lanterns, satellites, aircraft-related effects, re-entry events, or other ordinary causes.[Geipan+3Geipan+3Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

The strongest lesson is that “unexplained” is a status of evidence, not a conclusion about origin. Barret-de-Lioure remains compelling within the department because the witnesses were considered experienced and the observation retained enough strangeness after review. Chabeuil and Donzère matter because they keep older Drôme unknowns in the official record. Châteaudouble matters just as much because it shows a case moving the other way: from mystery to Venus, not by dismissing the witnesses, but by reconstructing what they likely saw.[Geipan+3Geipan+3Geipan]cnes-geipan.frOpen source on cnes-geipan.fr.

For a public reader, the practical rule is simple. In Drôme, a GEIPAN D case deserves attention, but it should be read alongside the A, B, and C files around it. The explained cases reveal the common traps. The weak cases reveal the limits of incomplete testimony. The remaining D cases mark the small residue where the file, as published and investigated, has not yet yielded a secure ordinary answer.

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<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>GEIPAN: Behind the scenes of the organization that studies unidentified aerospace phenomena…</p>

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<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>Why NOBODY Talks About The Real UFO Geography…</p>

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Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=Ain&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=51&sort=desc

40. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=c&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=32&sort=asc

41. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/node/47080?page=154&undefined=

42. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B11%5D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_phenomene_textuel&page=%2C1&sort=desc

43. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/node/47078

44. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Title: methodologie classification geipan
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/actualites/methodologie-classification-geipan

45. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Title: Classification No information is available for this page
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/node/58787

46. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/cas/1980-03-00751

47. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/cas/1993-11-01335

48. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Compte%20rendu%20enquete569.pdf

49. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Compte%20rendu%20enquete6.pdf

50. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Title: export cas pub 20251127093552.csv
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/save_json_import_files/export_cas_pub_20251127093552.csv

51. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Compte%20rendu%20enquete399.pdf

52. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Compte%20rendu%20enquete411.pdf

53. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Compte%20rendu%20enquete9.pdf

54. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=14&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B1%5D=15&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B2%5D=16&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=1&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc

55. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B13%5D=13&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B14%5D=14&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B15%5D=15&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B16%5D=16&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date&page=26%2C37&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc

56. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B0%5D=14&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B1%5D=15&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B2%5D=16&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_departement_textuel&page=1&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc

57. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B14%5D=14&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B15%5D=15&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B16%5D=16&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation_textuel&page=4&select-category-export=nothing&sort=desc

58. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=2007-03-01&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date&page=20&sort=asc

59. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=Gard&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=1&sort=asc

60. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=1&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date&page=19%2C31&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc&video=on

61. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=47.76986450938331&customGetLongitude=1.1865234375000004&customGetZoom=6&field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=1&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=52.03897658307622&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=43.50075243569041&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=8.657226562500002&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-6.284179687500001&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=7%2C7&sort=asc

62. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_agregation_index_value=06&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation_textuel&page=12&sort=desc

63. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=47.76986450938331&customGetLongitude=1.1865234375000004&customGetZoom=6&field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=1&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=52.03897658307622&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=43.50075243569041&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=8.657226562500002&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-6.284179687500001&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=title&page=6%2C25&sort=desc

64. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_date_valu_valu=04-23&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=28&sort=asc

65. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=46.124763699209396&customGetLongitude=2.4169921874999996&customGetZoom=6&field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id=All&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=50.52739681329302&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=41.72213058512578&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=9.8876953125&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-5.053710937500001&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=14%2C0&sort=asc

66. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/recherche/cas/tab?field_is_revisited_value=All&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=1&sort=desc

67. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas?customGetLattitude=31.44806648214027&customGetLongitude=-12.832031250000002&customGetZoom=4&field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B14%5D=14&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%5B15%5D=15&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=52.32191088594773&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=10.574222078332806&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=17.050781250000004&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=-42.71484375000001&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=title&page=%2C11&select-category-export=nothing&sort=asc

68. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/fr/recherche/cas/tab?customGetLattitude=45.52221935752051&customGetLongitude=5.278930664062501&customGetZoom=8&field_agregation_index_value=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=46.638122462379656&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=44.40631625266138&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=7.146606445312501&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=3.4112548828125004&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_classification_des_cas&page=0&sort=desc

69. Source: cnes-geipan.fr
Link:https://cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas?field_agregation_index_value=&field_classification_des_cas_target_id%255B11%255D=11&field_date_d_observation_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_date_d_observation_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_date_d_observation_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_date_value=&field_departement_target_id=&field_document_existe_ou_pas_value=All&field_is_new_value=All&field_is_revisited_value=All&field_latitude_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_latitude_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_latitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_longitude_value%255Bmax%255D=&field_longitude_value%255Bmin%255D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_longitude_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_phenomene_target_id=&field_type_de_cas_target_id=All&order=field_date_d_observation&page=%2C469&sort=desc

70. Source: academieairespace.com
Link:https://academieairespace.com/event/geipan-studies-uaps-ufos/?lang=en

71. Source: Wikipedia
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEIPAN

72. Source: facebook.com
Title: geipan qui se cache derrière le très sérieux bureau des ovnis à toulouse
Link:https://www.facebook.com/midilibre/videos/-geipan-qui-se-cache-derri%C3%A8re-le-tr%C3%A8s-s%C3%A9rieux-bureau-des-ovnis-%C3%A0-toulouse-/939056053508109/

73. Source: uapedia.ai
Link:https://uapedia.ai/wiki/geipan-frances-official-uap-unit/

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74. Source: youtube.com
Title: Why NOBODY Talks About The Real UFO Geography
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZn3kge28e4

<summary>Source snippet</summary><p>Unexplained UFOs near Rennes: filmed reenactment of the Étrelles case…</p>

75. Source: facebook.com
Link:https://www.facebook.com/vraioufake/videos/ovnis-mais-quest-ce-que-le-geipan-/460603821691143/

76. Source: carteovni.fr
Link:https://carteovni.fr/commune/donzere-26

77. Source: carteovni.fr
Link:https://carteovni.fr/departement/dr-ome

78. Source: reddit.com
Link:https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qa0lyb/til_that_france_has_a_dedicated_unit_to_finding/

79. Source: nationalgeographic.fr
Link:https://www.nationalgeographic.fr/espace/france-qui-se-cache-derriere-le-geipan-le-bureau-des-ovnis-en-france-etrange-enquetes

80. Source: Wikipedia
Title: Groupe d’études et d’informations sur les phénomènes aérospatiaux non identifiés
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81. Source: cieletespace.fr
Title: interview de jean paul aguttes du geipan l extraterrestre fait partie du job
Link:https://www.cieletespace.fr/article/interview-de-jean-paul-aguttes-du-geipan-l-extraterrestre-fait-partie-du-job

82. Source: ledauphine.com
Title: dans quelles communes voit on le plus d ovnis
Link:https://www.ledauphine.com/science-et-technologie/2023/07/02/dans-quelles-communes-voit-on-le-plus-d-ovnis

83. Source: carteovni.fr
Title: Cas OVNI non identifiés (classe D) en France
Link:https://carteovni.fr/classification/d

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