UFO's and Defense What Should we Prepare For

I aeronautical phenomenon which numerous civilian and military pilots have come face to
face with. Ofthe several hundred confirmed aeronautical cases, there are primarily five
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types of implications:
- simple sighting ofa phenomenon by the crew, passengers, or ground personnel,
- detection ofa track on a radar screen, which occurs in one out offive aeronautical
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cases, sometimes culminating in the recording ofa track, as was the case on January 28,
I994, at the Cinq-Mars-la-Pile Control and Detection Center (CDC) (cf Chapter I),
- interferences with ground (San Carlos de Bariloche) or onboard (Tehran) electrical or
electronic equipment,
- shadowing ofaircraft (San Carlos de Bariloche, RB-47, etc.),
- apparently aggressive conduct ( Colonel Giraud in his Mirage IV, student pilot at
Tours, the Tehran incident, etc.).
The number of testimonies and the quality of the witnesses are such that one cannot dodge
the phenomenon and aeronautic personnel, and more especially defense personnel, must be
sensitized and prepared to deal with the situation. In fact, how can one try to ignore a
phenomenon that is manifested by the regular crossing ofour air space by moving objects
1. the behavior of which suggests that they are piloted by an intelligent [being]? Can one
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claim, because this appears to exceed our technical knowledge, that it does not fall within
our purview? If we do nothing, the very principle of defense and air intelligence would be
called into question.
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The first sightings made by aviators date back to the beginning of the 40s. Since then,
the number of unexplained sightings (after an expert's appraisal: UAP Ds) reported by
pilots or [air traffic] controllers has risen to over 500. As a reminder1.. in France, this figure
is three or four since 1951 . It is the responsibility of the Air Force to take into account
these phenomena, which, until proven otherwise, occur primarily in air space.
I 11.2 Who is Involved?
I 11.2.1Flight Crew
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I The flight crew is naturally involved, particularly the pilots, because whether they are
civilian or military, they are in a more advantageous position for making sightings and
would be the first affected in the event ofan incident (risk of collision, in particular). This
is especially true for a combat pilot, because he is trained to constantly monitor the sky
and he now has more and more advanced weapons systems capable of detecting faster and
faster and smaller and smaller targets at greater and greater distances. The pilot/weapons
system pair is now more than ever an excellent sighting instrument and would be our first
I means ofintervention if, by chance, this were to prove necessary. The concerns of a
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commercial airline pilot are different because, in addition to the fact that he does not have
the same equipment, his priority is obviously the safety of his passengers. Although he
remains a primary partner in the quest for information, he would be totally powerless in
the face of an aggressive stance by a UFO.
I 11.2.2 (Air Traffic) Controllers
I The radar [air traffic] controller is, ofcourse, involved, but depending on whether he is
civilian or military, the control equipment at his disposal offer him different options. In
both cases, since he is in radio contact with the pilot, it is he who is the first to receive the
sighting report from the crew.
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