“Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France (3AF): Reconnaissance de la Presence d’Engins Spatiaux Inconnus”
(“Aeronautical and Astronomical Association of France (3AF): Recognition of the Presence of Unknown Spacecraft”), 28 November 2009 (Le Post, Paris, France)
The Aeronautical and Astronomical Association of France (3AF) held a press conference (unknown date) to announce the creation of a scientific committee for the study of the UFO phenomenon:
http://www.lepost.fr/article/2009/11/01/1770345_ovni-reconnaissance-officielle-de-la-presence-d-engins-spatiaux-inconnus-par-la-commission-d-enquete-francaise-3af-pan.html
Representatives of several foreign governments were present at the press conference, including the Defence Attaches of Germany, Spain, Chile and Russia. The French National Police (Gendarmerie) and French Air Force were also represented.
Information regarding the committee’s work will be presented via the following website: http://www.aaafasso.fr/.
The committee plan to release a progress report in March 2010.
The 3AF UFO committee will work closely with departments and agencies of the French Government and foreign countries, according to Le Post.
English translation:
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