{"type":"documents","slug":"1989-cometa-report","title":"COMETA Report","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1989-cometa-report","description":"French study by retired military officers concluding some UFO cases likely involve advanced nonhuman technology","date":"1999-07-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Private Study\n\nThe COMETA group, composed of former officials, analyzed international sightings and radar cases. Their report argued that a small percentage of well-documented incidents defied conventional explanations.[^1][^2][^3][^4]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Cometa.pdf\" />\n\n## Impact\n\nReleased to the French public in 1999, it urged the government to prepare for possible extraterrestrial contact.[^5] The document remains influential in European ufology.\n\n[^1]: [GEIPAN: A propos de la publication du rapport COMETA](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/actualites/a-propos-publication-rapport-cometa)\n\n[^2]: [GEIPAN PDF: Rapport COMETA](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/Cometa.pdf)\n\n[^3]: [NARCAP-DE PDF: COMETA Report English translation](https://www.narcap.de/dokumente/COMETA-Report-englisch.pdf)\n\n[^4]: [GEIPAN documentation index: Rapport COMETA](https://geipan.fr/en/documentation-tab/4%2C3%2C2?order=field_date&sort=asc)\n\n[^5]: [NARCAP-DE: COMETA report background and download](https://narcap.de/fallberichte.htm)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1989-cometa-report","title":"COMETA Report","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/1989-cometa-report","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}