MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1

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'IJd, consequently, I think that the attitude of mind whicr. must be adopted to
(these phenomena is a quite open attitude; that is, on~ ~hich does not consist.
of an apriori negation, as oilr ancestors in previous centuriAs had to deny
many things which seem to us today to be perfectly elementary, whether· it be
piezo-electricity, static electricity, to take only those two, not to mention
a certain number of phenomena connected with biolc-gy. In fE:.ct, all these
scientific developments consist in the fact that at a decis~ve moment it is
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seen thatAthe 50 years beforehand absolutely nothing was known or understood
of the reality of the phenomena.
I- Have there been cases in which fighter aircraft - Mirages for example
have followed UFOs in France?
MG- Well, in France, after examining all the reports, I don't ·i;hink ~\i,_ I
think that we had a certain number of radar observations in the 50s which were
in Aquitaine. For 10 minutes·, a quite inexplicable and still ~""lexplained
phenomenon. Other observations on tne rad~· screan could be explained by
jamming phenomena and therefore consequently they were explained. But there
are a small number left, but a small number which are quite unexplained..
Phenomena abroad are quite well known. There are phenomena in the US; there
is the Turin phenomenon and to reply very preci_sely to your question, the
number of statements by French military pilots ~n these UFOs is relatively
small compared ·with what one finds abroad. But all the same there are some
on record.
i- Are you in tou~h with other int~national military organisations,
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Minister?
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