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UFOs, many will quickly dismiss the generals’ ET hypothesis. But it is less easy to do so once the authors’ credentials are considered. The study’s originators are four-star General Bernard Norlain, former commander of the French Tactical Air Force and military counselor to the prime minister; General Denis Letty, an air force fighter pilot; and Andre Lebeau, former head of the National Center for Space Studies (the French equivalent of NASA in the United States.) They formed a 12-member “Committee for In-depth Studies,” abbreviated as COMETA, which authored the report. Three-star Admiral Mare Merlo, national chief of police Denis Blancher and Jean-Jacques Velasco, head of a government agency studying UFOs, as well as scientists and weapons engineers, were also contributors. Not only does the group stand by its findings, it is urging international action. The writers recommend that France establish “sectorial cooperation agreements with interested European and foreign countries” on the matter of UFOs. They suggest that the European Union undertake diplomatic action with the United States “exerting useful pressure to clarify this crucial issue which must fall within the scope of —— — a