France’s National Assembly to Host UAP Conference
One of the oldest countries to have a public official UAP investigation group, GEIPAN, will be hosting the conference, which will be exploring the topic of UAP "beyond the realm of fantasy".
In an intriguing Facebook post, Arnaud Saint-Martin, MP (LFI), announced that he will organise the conference on 29 June 2026 in the largest hall of the National Assembly, which seats 250 people, with the support of the Space Studies National Center (CNES) GEIPAN. He will be joined by Pierre Henriet, MP (HOR) and vice president of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST).
The OPECST, “is a joint advisory body to the National Assembly and the Senate. Comprising 18 members of the National Assembly and 18 senators, its remit, as set out in the law, is “to inform Parliament of the implications of scientific and technological choices, with a view, in particular, to informing its decisions”. It thus provides Parliament with the expertise needed to inform long-term policy decisions.”
The Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena Study and Information Group (GEIPAN) was created in 1977, and tasked with the “collection, analysis, investigation, publication and archiving of reports of UAP sightings”, under the oversight of “the Ministries of the Economy and Finance, Higher Education and Research, and the Armed Forces,” but “contrary to popular belief, GEIPAN is not a research group focusing on UFOs, extraterrestrial life or other paranormal phenomena.”
The purpose of GEIPAN is to provide scientists with reliable data extracted from thousands of UFO sightings. Following investigation, the sightings are classified according to their level of abnormality and reliability.
M.P. Saint-Martin concludes his announcement with the enticing words, ‘Registration opens soon (there will only be 250 places)’. Sentinel will cover the event as it develops.
Here is the post in full :
‘The Eye of Sauron, flying saucers, orange orbs… Why is the Pentagon releasing classified documents on #UFOs, and what do they say?’ We will take a rational look at the issue during the symposium ‘Research into unidentified aerospace phenomena beyond fantasy’, which I will be organising at the National Assembly on 29 June with my colleague Pierre Henriet, Vice-President of OPECST, in collaboration with GEIPAN (CNES). To my knowledge, this is the first symposium of its kind in the history of Parliament, featuring authoritative experts and specialists. Registration opens soon (there will only be 250 places).