Synthèse de l'Audit du SEPRA (Audit Summary of the French UAP Investigation Service)

This GEIPAN-commissioned study compiles and critiques bibliographic sources on major UFO waves, assessing patterns, media influence, psychological and sociological factors, and prior scientific investigations. It evaluates claims against available evidence from official inquiries in various countries and finds that reported waves are often amplified by publicity and misidentification of ordinary objects or events. The review supports a rational, evidence-based approach, noting that thorough investigation typically yields mundane explanations and that no validated extraordinary phenomena have been substantiated in the literature. It serves as a reference for contextualising GEIPAN's own case archive.