GEPAN Established by CNES (1977) — CTD-0231

DATE1 May 1977

LOCAL TIME—

LOCATIONToulouse, France

COORDINATES46.20°N, 2.24°E

The French space agency CNES established GEPAN, the world's first government-funded scientific body dedicated to investigating unidentified aerospace phenomena. Later renamed GEIPAN, it continues operating today as the longest-running official government UFO investigation program in the world.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // COMPILED REFERENCE · CTD-0231 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

On-record civilian observers

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Witness sighting statement

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