{"type":"programs","slug":"gepan-sepra-geipan","title":"GEPAN / SEPRA / GEIPAN","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/gepan-sepra-geipan","description":"French CNES units investigating aerial anomalies since 1977, evolving through GEPAN, SEPRA, and GEIPAN operations today","date":"1977-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["UAP Task Force"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Evolution of France's UAP Office\n\nCNES formed GEPAN in 1977 to study unidentified aerospace phenomena with scientific rigor.[^1] The office became SEPRA in 1988 and was reorganized again in 2005 as GEIPAN, which continues to publish case files online.[^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [CNES GEIPAN: Its History](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/histoire-du-geipan)\n\n[^2]: [CNES GEIPAN Official Site](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en)\n\n[^3]: [CNES GEIPAN Case Search](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/en/search/cas)\n\n[^4]: [GEIPAN Annual Report 2022](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/2023-05/GEIPAN_rapport_2022.pdf)\n\n[^5]: [CNES GEIPAN: Missions, History, Methodology and Classification](https://www.cnes-geipan.fr/sites/default/files/2021-08/GEIPAN-informationenglish.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"programs","slug":"2011-cefae-ciae","title":"CEFAE / CIAE","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/2011-cefae-ciae"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/gepan-sepra-geipan","title":"GEPAN / SEPRA / GEIPAN","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/programs/gepan-sepra-geipan","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}