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maneuvers when the disks are detected lead one to assume that they are piloted or operated by remote control. 5. Most witnesses describe objects with a metal surface that are circular or elliptical in shape, the upper portion of which is dome shaped, flying without making any noise in a formation of three to nine objects... 7.6.2 GEPAN/SEPRA’s Work We do not have irrefutable tangible proof in the form of material, either whole or in fragments, that confirm the physical nature of UAP Ds and their artifact character. Nevertheless, the collection and expert appraisal work carried out at GEPAN/SEPRA for over 20 years confirms the statements General Twining made in 1947. 7.6.3 French Aeronautical Cases The study of French military aeronautical UAP D [sightings] (Orange in 1951, Tours in 1976, Luxeuil in 1977) supports General Twining’s conclusions, namely the fourth one. The testimonies of the pilots do in fact lead one to assume that the objects were “either piloted or operated by remote control”: all of the pilots reported that it was “the object” that appeared to be moving toward them and not the other way around. Moreover, all of them considered the maneuvering abilities of the object to be far superior to those that they were familiar with. 7.6.4 Cases of Close-Up UAP D Sightings in France For their part, the cases of close-up UAP D sightings in France are very much in keeping with Twining’s conclusions 4 and 5. In Trans-en-Provence (Chapter 4), the expert appraisals made at the site support the local testimony and show that the object with a metallic appearance and circular shape landed, then took off silently within a very short space of time not very far from a wall 2.5 m in height. No modern aircraft is capable of these silent maneuvers, nor of this degree of precision when landing. It is hard not to imagine a piloted or remote-controlled flying machine, or else one having highly advanced cybernetics. The other French cases of close encounters described in Chapter 4 also strongly suggest the existence of an intelligent [civilization] behind the UAP Ds. In the Valensole, “Amaranth” and Cussac cases, once the witness or witnesses are brought face to face with the UAP D, everything generally happens very quickly, and the object escapes without having shown the slightest aggressiveness toward the witnesses. 7.6.5 Foreign Cases - Conclusion The study of certain foreign cases leads to conclusions similar to those drawn from the French cases. One may reread in this spirit the description of the aeronautical cases presented in Chapter 2. We could also relate foreign cases of close encounters, such as