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Jean-Jacques Velasco

French optics engineer at CNES who investigated the Trans-en-Provence case on-site for GEPAN in 1981 and directed GEPAN/SEPRA from 1983 to 2004, when he was reassigned after publicly arguing for extraterrestrial visitation.

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Trans-en-Provence Case8 January 1981
Jean-Jacques Velasco investigated Trans-en-Provence Case — Velasco was the GEPAN investigator who coordinated the on-site physical examination and reconstructed the reported object's dimensions and flight path.

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GEIPAN
Jean-Jacques Velasco was a member of GEIPAN — Velasco directed GEPAN and its successor SEPRA from 1983 to 2004.

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