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COMETA report

Also known as: COMETA investigations, French COMETA report, COMETA, Les OVNI et la Défense: À Quoi Doit-On Se Préparer?

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker Apr 30, 2021 13 facts

accountLeslie Kean, a journalist, stated that her interest in U.F.O.s was minimal until she received the COMETA report, despite having previously read Whitley Strieber’s 1987 book 'Communion'.

claimThe COMETA report concluded that while most U.F.O. sightings had meteorological or earthly origins, a small percentage appeared to involve 'completely unknown flying machines with exceptional performances that are guided by a natural or artificial intelligence.'

claimThe COMETA report concluded that a small percentage of U.F.O. sightings involved 'completely unknown flying machines with exceptional performances that are guided by a natural or artificial intelligence.'

referenceIn 1999, a group of retired French generals, scientists, and space experts known as COMETA produced a ninety-page report titled 'Les OVNI et la Défense: À Quoi Doit-On Se Préparer?' ('U.F.O.s and Defense: For What Must We Prepare Ourselves?'), which analyzed U.F.O. reports, radar data, and photographic evidence.

perspectiveLeslie Kean, a journalist at KPFA, stated that her interest in U.F.O.s was limited until she received the French COMETA report, which she felt transcended the 'endless struggle of human beings' and represented a 'planetary concern.'

claimThe COMETA report noted that U.F.O.s observed by military and commercial pilots exhibited 'easily supersonic speed with no sonic boom' and 'electromagnetic effects that interfere with the operation of nearby radio or electrical apparatus.'

accountLeslie Kean published an article in the Boston Globe on May 21, 2000, which provided a summary of the COMETA investigations.

claimThe COMETA report determined that 'the extraterrestrial hypothesis' was the most logical explanation for the small percentage of U.F.O. sightings that could not be explained by other means.

accountLeslie Kean published a summary of the COMETA investigations in the Boston Globe on May 21, 2000, after an editor of the Boston Globe's Focus section agreed to work with her on the story.

referenceIn 1999, a group of retired French generals, scientists, and space experts known as COMETA published a ninety-page report titled 'Les OVNI et la Défense: À Quoi Doit-On Se Préparer?' ('U.F.O.s and Defense: For What Must We Prepare Ourselves?').

accountLeslie Kean published an article summarizing the COMETA investigations in the Boston Globe's Focus section on May 21, 2000.

claimThe COMETA report concluded that while the vast majority of U.F.O. sightings could be traced to meteorological or earthly origins, a small percentage appeared to involve "completely unknown flying machines with exceptional performances that are guided by a natural or artificial intelligence," leading the authors to determine that "the extraterrestrial hypothesis" was the most logical explanation.

Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimA progress report published by the Sigma Commission in May 2010 stated that the central hypothesis proposed by the COMETA report is perfectly credible.