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ACCESSIBILITY DECLARATION

The CNES undertakes to make its website accessible in accordance with Article 47 of Law No. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005.

This declaration of accessibility applies to the GEIPAN communication site.

 

COMPLIANCE STATUS

 

The GEIPAN site is in partial conformity with the general reference system for improving accessibility due to the non-conformities listed below.

 

TESTS RESULTS

The compliance audit carried out internally reveals that :

  • 98% of RGAA criteria are met.

 

NON-ACCESSIBLE CONTENT

The contents listed below are not accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance

  • Some file links offered for download do not offer accessible alternatives.
    • The above file links are available at the following URLs:
      • /fr/cas/[DATE_DU_CAS] (Case page)
      • /fr/temoignage/[ID_DU_TEMOIGNAGE] (Testimony page)
    • This non-compliance is related to the test 13.3 of the RG2A standard

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS DECLARATION OF ACCESSIBILITY

This declaration was drawn up on 12/07/2020.

Technologies used for the realization of the website:

  • HTML5 / CSS3
  • PHP (Drupal 8)
  • Base de données MySQL

User agents, assistive technologies and tools used to verify accessibility

 

The tests of the web pages were carried out with the following combinations of web browsers and screen readers:

  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome

The following tools were used in the evaluation :

Pages of the site having been the subject of the verification of conformity:

  • Homepage (https://geipan.fr)
  • Documentation (/fr/documentation)
  • Understand a phenomenon (/fr/qu-ai-je-vu/etape-1)
  • Contact (/fr/contactez-nous)
  • Statistics (/fr/stats)
  • Actualities (/fr/all-last-news)
  • Cases search form (/fr/recherche/cas)

FEEDBACK AND CONTACT

If you are unable to access any content or service, you may contact the website manager to be directed to an accessible alternative or to obtain the content in another form.

 

REMEDIES

This procedure is to be used in the following case.

You have reported to the website manager a lack of accessibility that prevents you from accessing any of the content or services of the portal and you have not received a satisfactory response.

  • Write a message to the Defender of Rights (https://formulaire.defenseurdesdroits.fr/)
  • Contact the representative of the Defender of Rights in your region ( https://www.defenseurdesdroits.fr/saisir/delegues)
  • Send a letter by post (free, do not put a stamp) Defender of rights-  Free answer - 71120 75342 Paris CEDEX 07

 

VALIDITY OF THE DECLARATION OF ACCESSIBILITY

The declaration of accessibility is valid from the date of publication. It must be updated:

  • on the date of substantial modification or redesign of the site concerned.
  • 3 years after the date of publication of the declaration, or,
  • 18 months after the date of publication of a new version of the repository, for those applying the technical method.

However, it may be desirable to update the accessibility statement more regularly, including for the same version of the technical method, to highlight the efforts made and to update the percentage of criteria met.

 

MULTI-ANNUAL ACCESSIBILITY SCHEME

None

 

ACTION PLAN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR

None

FAQ GEIPAN

1. What is GEIPAN?
  • GEIPAN (Group for the Study and Information of Unidentified Aerial/Aerospace Phenomena) is a technical department of the CNES (French Space Agency). Its mission is to collect, analyze, investigate, publish, and archive reports of UAP (Unidentified Aerial/Aerospace Phenomena) sightings.
  • It also provides information and data to the public regarding UAPs and UFOs.
2. Is GEIPAN an independent structure?
  • No, GEIPAN is a technical department of CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales), a public, industrial and commercial institute in charge of the definition and implementation of the French space policy. CNES operates under the supervision of the French government;   Economy & Finance, Education & Research and the Defense Ministries
  • GEIPAN is integrated within CNES as an expertise department.
3. Does GEIPAN carry out a national security or space surveillance mission?
  • No. GEIPAN does not involve in a security topic nor a sky and space awareness or alert service.
  • For any questions or alertsregarding your safety, please contact the appropriate authorities (police, gendarmerie, civil security, etc.).
4. Does GEIPAN research UFOs and extraterrestrial life?
  • Contrary to popular belief, GEIPAN is not a research group on UFOs and extraterrestrial life, or other paranormal phenomena.
5. Does GEIPAN operate continuously?
  • No. GEIPAN collects testimonies, analyzes the data, and then conducts an investigation using a multidisciplinary approach combining physical sciences and human factors.
  • GEIPAN uses only recognized scientific knowledge, without speculation or unverified hypotheses.
  • GEIPAN is not focused to respond immediately to requests related to UAP observations.
6. Does GEIPAN guarantee the confidentiality of testimonies?
  • Yes. GEIPAN's mission is to publish its work while ensuring the anonymity of witnesses and the published documents linked to the investigation.
  • Refer to the PRIVACY POLICY section regarding the protection of personal data collected for the purposes of investigations.
7. What is the methodology used?

GEIPAN follows a methodology summarized in seven key stages:

1. Receiving the testimony

2. Creating the file

3. Initial analysis

4. Investigation and processing

5. Classification into A, B, C, D

6. Anonymizing the files

7. witness information and publication

8. How does GEIPAN classify observation cases?

The classification process is done according a quantitative and qualitative assessment of two parameters: the consistency (C) of the observation and the residual strangeness (E) after investigation.

  • Strangeness (E): This is the measure of the residual strangeness after comparison with known phenomena hypotheses.
  • Consistency (C): This is the product of the quantity and  the reliability of the data submitted and collected during the investigation. The objectivity of this data is weighted according to a specific table, part of the GEIPAN methodology.

Classification categories:

  • Classification A: Phenomenon perfectly identified after investigation.
  • Classification B: Phenomenon probably identified after investigation.
  • Classification C: Phenomenon not identified due to lack of data or information.
  • Classification D: Phenomenon not identified after investigation.

A revisit process, or a new analysis, of cases C and D may be conducted if new information related to these cases is communicated to GEIPAN after the initial investigation.

9. Who can testify?
  • Anyone can provide testimony.
  • GEIPAN is not sized to respond to indirect witness(es) of an UAP observation (i.e. reported by third parties).
  • Testimony from minor witness is subject to parental authorization.
10. What is the place of human testimony in the investigation?
  • Human testimony is at the core of the process and methodology for GEIPAN.
  • GEIPAN only investigates phenomena reported by one or more direct witnesses of the observation.
  • The witness must fulfil the technical questionnaire (QT), designed to gather the essential and substantial information to open an investigation.
  • Visual, material or detection matters such as sketches, photographs, videos, etc. may complete the QT.

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