The COMETA Report is a 1999 French document that examined unidentified anomalous phenomena and their potential implications for security and defense.
The COMETA Report is a French document on unidentified anomalous phenomena, published in July 1999 by the COMETA association, whose name is an acronym for "Committee for In-Depth Studies." Its French title is "UFOs and Defense: What Should We Be Prepared For?" It is described as an approximately 90-page study and an unofficial private report, not a government document.
According to sources, the report was intended to bring the subject to the attention of French authorities, including President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, before its public release. Its most well-known conclusion is that the extraterrestrial hypothesis is the most probable explanation for the remaining group of unexplained cases. This is a conclusion of the report itself, not an official finding of the French government.
The report is widely cited in the literature on UFOs and UAP. A public copy was later placed in the archive of GEIPAN, the French unit that investigates such phenomena; claims about its status as a governmental authority do not make it official policy.
No. It is described as an unofficial private report, and its claims do not constitute official policy of the French government.
The report claimed that the extraterrestrial hypothesis is the most probable explanation for the remaining group of unexplained cases. This is a conclusion of the report, not an official government finding.
The report was published in July 1999.
A public copy was placed in the archive of GEIPAN, the French unit that investigates UAP.