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France Opens Secret UFO Files

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the mulder-and-scully dept.

Radon360 notes that France has become the first country to open its files on UFOs. A new website lists over 1600 sightings dating back to the 1950s. "The online archives, which will be updated as new cases are reported, catalogues in minute detail cases ranging from the easily dismissed to a handful that continue to perplex even hard-nosed scientists. Known as OVNIs in French, UFOs have always generated intense interest along with countless conspiracy theories about secretive government cover-ups of findings deemed too sensitive or alarming for public consumption."

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  1. "France has become the first country..." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Radon360 notes that France has become the first country to open its files on UFOs.

    Because Radon360 is a twat.

    May 2006:
    http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FreedomOfInforma tion/PublicationScheme/SearchPublicationScheme/Uni dentifiedAerialPhenomenauapInTheUkAirDefenceRegion .htm

  2. Re:Moi by BlueTrin · · Score: 4, Informative

    You say:
    Donnez une bonne note au parent (there's no literal translation for mod up)

    or

    Votez pour le parent (implied that it is up)

    *Waiting for the freedom fries lovers to mod me down* :)

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  3. Re:Moi by dmayle · · Score: 4, Informative

    <Offtopic>Ok, I won't go into how bad that French is...</Offtopic>

    It's OVNI for Objets Volants Non-Identifié. But the reason I'm posting is that I wanted to point out that this has been released by CNES, which is kind of like NASA in France. Not quite, as it's more of an educational institution, but it's very similar nonetheless...

  4. A better translation and masters by Lord+Satri · · Score: 4, Informative

    Surprised by the bad translations in the comments, here's a more appropriate one (no, online translation tools are not as good as humans): Je, quant à moi, souhaite la bienvenue à nos nouveaux maîtres OVNIs.

    Additionally, it's not "secoupe volante" pour rather "soucoupe volante" (flying saucer) (see other comment on parent). And if they wanted to be our masters and already made contact, since they would have the technology to reach us, I guess they'd already be our masters. (well, looking at our politicians' behavior, maybe they already are! ;-)

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