French Government UFO Article:
“A history of UAP research at CNES –
From Gepan to Geipan”
(CNES, Paris, France)

GEIPAN (Groupe d’Études et d’Informations sur les Phénomènes
Aérospatiaux Non-identifiés) (headquartered in Toulouse) is a UAP (UFO) research and information group within the French space agency, CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales):

http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/5039-a-history-of-uap-research-at-cnes.php