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Below a selection of testimonies compiled from our archives.

In October 2nd, 2005 Pass of Vence.

Exactly at 1:13 am of the morning, several members of the team ( Six persons) had the surprise to observe in the North of their position, an unusual phenomenon. Two balls of light appeared simultaneously in the sky, in an angular low height (Of the order of five degrees above the horizon). The intensity of these lights was very important, superior to that of the stars of stronger magnitude. These lights of white color were perfectly aligned in the horizontal, at the same time in the ridge line (in the continuation of Cheiron). At first immovable, they put themselves in movement simultaneously, on a perfectly linear and horizontal trajectory, by remaining strictly at the same distance one of the other one. The angular separation between both lights did not have to exceed six degrees. The movement was regular and in constant speed.

                                The places of the observation of 02/10/2005 - Simulation by computer




In September 1st, 2006, Bar sur Loup.

This case was resumed in the media (Print and broadcast media).
It is about a person living in Bar sur Loup having had the surprise to discover on a photography realized in broad daylight, an unusual detail. He had chosen as subject of his recording a visible bell tower since a terrace of his place of residence. The photography revealing the abnormality was realized in the middle of a series of shots, the other pictures turning out perfectly corresponding to what the witness had under eyes at this moment.

Original photo of the witness	Zoom in the photo

 

On the photography asking question, we can observe a background object, standing out full sky, slightly vague, maybe because of its speed of movement (what would be compatible with the fact that the witness noticed nothing visually in its environment at the time of the realization of the photography). It seems of metallic aspect (color aluminum) and reflects the sunlight. The testimony was investigated by the gendarmerie, which for the needs of its investigations proceeded to a statement GPS of the place where was held the photographer. The azimuth and the angular height of the object were then esteemed from the details of the visible landscape in the picture. With these data in hand, the staffs serving the civilian radar installations (Nice) and the military radar installations (Sector of Grasse) were sought by the gendarmerie for check of their recordings. And there, surprised! The equipments of both sites effectively obtained a similar radar echo.
We give a wide outline of this investigation in our second documentary movie " UFOs and crop circle 2 ".

The witness interviewed by Pierre Beake and Pascal Carron
on the scene  of his unusual recording.
The bell tower is very visible background.

In April 17th, 2007, RR2 between Vence and St Jeannet.

This recent event was reported to us by the intervention of Patrick Langouët which, within the framework of its professional activities, knows personally and for a long time the eyewitness. This last one is a lady of about fifty years, senior executive in the banking environment, which wishes to keep the anonymity. We shall call her afterward MMG.
Story of the facts:
At the time of the arisen of the event, this person is in its place of residence, situated in a small lot in a hilly sector between the municipalities of Vence and St Jeannet. She settled down in her small garden, on a bench leaned at the house, to take the cool, and smoke a cigarette. Her glance sweeps the starry sky of this beginning of evening. The weather conditions are very clement.
It is 9:40 pm, when the witness has its attention attracted by a bright ball of yellow color evolving in high height and at a brisk pace according to a north-south directed rectilinear trajectory. She follows the evolution of this appearance some seconds. Suddenly, she diverts the head for an unexplained reason, what allows her to discover another bright phenomenon appeared of "nowhere" which tumbles down such a high-speed missile. This appearance follows a horizontal trajectory at low height directed contrary to the first phenomenon, namely by the South northward (according to an axis St Laurent of the Var - St Jeannet).
It glances through a kindling extending in front of the lot, before making a light bend and turning in the direction of the witness. The bright ball which is of yellow color passes next to a pine, to come to stand still brutally (with a small movement of stabilization) in approximately three or four meters of the witness, behind a hedge, separating a small road of its small garden. Only the base of the phenomenon is masked by the vegetation. The very fast approach was made without that the slightest noise from the "thing" is audible. MMG remains taken aback by this sudden appearance. The phenomenon having stood still, changes aspect. Of the shape of a ball it takes the aspect of a star with irregular branches on its suburb. The change of shape, which is preceded by a small dry banging, takes place in the style of one smells which opens and spreads its petals! Branches postpone one of the other one by the aspect, shape and size. The outlines of " the object " are perfectly clear, in spite of the intense yellow light emitted by this one. This light neither is fluctuating, nor varies a color.

The drawing realized by the witness. The colors are reconstituted by the investigators
according to the supplied indications and to their interpretation.
 it cannot  aspire to a rigorous conformity.

The witness is dazzled, neither feels particular physical sensations from this singular appearance (nor heat, nor smell, nor noise). According to the available landmarks, the witness estimates the size of the appearance at approximately large-scale two meters. One of the branches captivates more particularly the attention of MMG. It is of orange color, and its surface seems comparable to the aspect of a sponge, with a whole series of irregularities hollow (sensation of relief). The extremity of this branch ends by species of stub. It is also the most important branch in terms of dimensions. It is directed to the right part of the object, the side road. A branch of more modest dimension presents a similar aspect on the opposite side (side small garden). During its phase of immobility, the phenomenon remains totally silent. In spite of the unusual character of this brutal appearance, MMG, which did not move her bench, feels much to her surprise a big peace of mind, a feeling of inexplicable love (is this perception led by the phenomenon? Does it wish to reassure the witness?)

                                    MMG showing the place where had stood still the phenomenon

Suddenly, at the end of about twenty seconds, the witness perceives clearly a matt sound resulting from " the object ", as a trapdoor which someone closes. The noise has in no way a metallic tone (MMG will be engaged in several attempts to reproduce this noise, by shocking various objects or utensils in diverse materials, but without succeeding in reproducing the tone heard this evening there). The phenomenon, after a very light movement of front behind, begins moving back silently in the direction of where it arrived, then disappears brutally on the spot, as if it had just split. There is nothing more! The witness sweeps again the starry vault of the glance and notices that the yellow bright ball perceived previously top in the sky pursued its running, before disappearing some seconds later on the horizon. There is then nothing more to observe. The witness feels then a big feeling of void and sadness, without reaching in her explains. By returning inside her place of residence, MMG feels a sensation of heat on the face, but does not grant it more importance. It is going to take place about ten minutes before she resumes her spirits and calls one of these close friends taken up residence to Vence to announce him her experience. Let us note that a power failure arises later in the evening (at about 11:25 pm), then again at 2 am in the morning (the press states it from the next day). The witness is a particularly rational and Cartesian person.
She exercises responsibilities of executive in the banking environment. It is besides a very sensitive person, endowed with a pushed artistic sense (the painting and the sculpture are two of these hobbies). Although she noted the particularly uncommon aspect of the appearance, she prefers to assimilate at first " the object " to a some device, a missile or secret prototype. This event has a big echo on her. She does not stop thinking of it since and asks many questions in her comment, because she gradually becomes aware, in the contact of the rare reliable persons beside of whom she confided, because the facts do not suit to a conventional device.


The investigation realized by Xavier and Patrick in the place of residence of the witness, on May 6th, reveals the another interesting aspect. There is no visible track on the ground, or on the vegetation, in the place or near immediate of the place where parked " the object ". On the other hand, three weeks after the facts, a test in the compass brings to light a strong magnetic persistence on the present metallic objects in this zone (pickets of the hedge, limps in letters). The needle goes astray strongly when the investigators penetrate into this perimeter.

Some additional remarks on the circumstances of the observation such as told by MMG:

We can wonder about what led the witness to divert its attention of the yellow bright ball circulating in high height, to discover then in its field of vision the another ball of light turning towards her. We can imagine on this matter a relation between both phenomena (even color and remote aspect, unity of place and of time)?
Obviously the UFO wishes to come to interact with the witness. Its operation of direct approach, and the stop near immediate of the witness demonstrate an intention. Besides, the witness appears as hypnotized, and fascinated by the appearance. Her psychic state at this moment seems to be the answer to an induction resulting from the phenomenon, what inhibits any sensation of fear or reflex of leak in front of the impressive character and abrupt of the appearance. On the contrary, the "spectator" feels a profound feeling of peace, harmony, love. The aspect of the phenomenon, observed in ideal conditions by MMG, is besides very singular. The witness is particularly fascinated by details. Her artist's sensibility returns its very precise description. The noise of door which clicks from " the object ", and which gives evidence in the passage of the material and solid character of the appearance, also seems to suggest that something is either brought out, or re-entered the UFO 2 in 3 seconds Before its departure.
The progress of the phenomenon such as told by the witness leaves us perplexed. The good faith of MMG would not be questioned. The investigators were able to notice in which point the witness is emotionally moved in the evocation of the facts. We have the vague feeling that something else was able to take place without knowing MMG had all her free will or all her faculties? The psychic induction of which the witness was probably the object leaves the door opened to the other possibilities which have can be been hidden by the conscious of the witness. The faintness which results from this experience at MMG must not be minimized. She is haunted by questioning which risk to stay without answer …
Last comment in the present state of the investigation: the witness related to the investigators to have already been confronted in past with several strange episodes (three different events on about fifteen years, among which two already in her place of residence). Maybe all this is finally connected? The first one concerns the fleeting and completely improper observation of a landscape of high mountain, in the sharp and snowy peaks, while the witness is circulating around from Vence aboard its personal vehicle. The back country does not offer such a decoration; even reliefs in the direction of Mercantour do not present such an aspect, the witness evoking a landscape deserving of Himalaya … The second episode concerned the observation of a small bright ball circulating in its bedroom before disappearing. Finally, the third episode concerns the observation also in her place of residence, of a species of compact and opaque fog, contracting suddenly to be reduced under the eyes in the screen of her faded television set!
Useless to specify that the witness, which we remind it, is a very Cartesian person, has a great deal of the evil to accept and "to integrate" these particularly unusual events into her abstract universe … Obviously, the last episode in date which we have just reported higher, considerably weakened her, it is for it that it opened that to some close and reliable persons, to try to find an explanation and a sense to all this.
It is thanks to Patrick, who is a member of this reduced circle, that the affair was reported to us and that we were able to investigate it. The witness knowing for a long time the interest of Patrick for such facts, it appeared to her as an evidence to announce it to him.
Last new development in date concerning MMG:
We always learn through P. Langouët, that this last one was again confronted with an unusual fact during the evening of May 19th, 2007. It is near 23 hours when, installed in her garden to take the cool, she has her attention attracted by a big white and twinkling light coming from the South (direction of St Laurent du Var). She mentions a luminous intensity superior to that of the planet Venus. At first, she thinks that it is about a plane which has just taken off from the airport of Nice. The light follows a rectilinear trajectory which brings it to glance through several prototypes of cameras tested on the pass of Vence in April, 2007. Arrived upright of the witness, this one emits a very powerful flash then pursues its running until be hidden by the roof of the house. About twenty seconds later, a big light re-appears in the opposite direction (is it about the same phenomenon?), and while following a line of strictly identical flight, but the other way around, hand on again to the top of the position occupied by the witness. At this precise moment, the phenomenon emits again a very powerful flash before going out completely, and disappearing from the sky. The witness is not capable of observing some support in this light. She just describes a bright ball. MMG thinks again then about the previous episode (summarized higher), and cannot refrain from envisaging the possibility that it can exist a link between these unusual events.
Intuition, speculation?
Also let us point out that the witness again tested in the compass the zone where had parked the previous phenomenon. She was so able to notice that a strong magnetic imprint always persists. If the last two events have some link, this "track" would constitute a sort of marking. At the indefinite height of flight of the last phenomenon, we can imagine that the position of the magnetic imprint, and the place of the witness overlap almost (spacing of the order of three meters measured by our investigators) …


At night from 21 till 22 February 2008, plateau of Calern.

At Thierry Masson's invitation, physicist and amateur astronomer, a part of the team went on the site of the plateau of Calern, in about ten kilometers on the West of the pass of Vence to observe the sky by telescopes exploited by a grouping of associations of astronomy taking advantage of the sponsoring of the OCA (Observatory of the coast of azure).
It is the opportunity to take some images of the visible planets and some nebulas behind the ocular of a telescope of 400mm of diameter. Other astronomers are present in the installations for this evening. Of course the discussions concerned the mysteries of the pass of Vence and unusual observations realized around. The opinions on the question are very shared at least. Pierre decides to take advantage of circumstances to film in the short lens (wide angle) the night sky (vault of heaven). He uses his new camera (A semiprofessional model) in night-shot mode by fixing it to a heavy tripod for a maximum of stability. About ten minutes of images are so gathered in. They are viewed at once by the present persons, certain being avid to obtain explanations about features available on this video camera.
The astronomers have then the surprise to notice, during the viewing of the speeded-up images, a destabilizing phenomenon to which none of the persons present outside of shelters had paid attention. Indeed in the middle of the itch of stars, a point, particularly glittering (magnitude close to the most bright stars) is going to leave its position to come down in oblique towards the horizon in the East. The movement takes place in a constant angular speed, while at the same time the movement of stars in an arc around the polar is almost imperceptible! He could not involve an aircraft, nor a satellite (these passing in the cone of shadow of the earth at the present time advanced of the night, near midnight, they are not observable since the ground).
Besides the movement of the intruder is perfectly rectilinear. The luminous intensity of the phenomenon did not vary during all the duration of the movie, until its disappearance behind the horizon. Would it be a wink furthermore, besides in the presence of astronomers, among which some fairly sceptics on the reality of these strange appearances? As we can notice it, even observers of the sky hardened did not find the abnormality while it took place under the eyes. Let us specify on this matter that it is the present astronomers, that looked at the sequence over Pierre's shoulder, who noticed the first ones this oddity. Each can notice the particularly "delicious" character of this anecdote …

Thierry Masson giving technical explanations for Pierre and Patrick.	Photo extracted from the video sequence, with reconstruction of the trajectory of the UFO

1st about fifteen March, 2008, pass of Vence.

During this period, about ten curious observations are reported by the members of the team who continue to cross the pass of Vence in the dark night. It is a question for the main part of one in two big bright points of strong enough intensity to be easily spotted in the starry sky. These lights are either static and their appearance lasted at the most only one-two minutes (what allows to push aside an explanation by a plane, a satellite or a star), or led by arratic movements. Patrick Langouët moreover had the opportunity to follow one through an intensifier of light, while Brice prepared a tripod to install his camera. Alerted by the shout of Patrick, this last one had the opportunity to observe of the corner of the eye the appearance which was very brief. The phenomenon, of orange color, evolved in an angular low height above the Colle of Pouis.
Let us note one more time the facetious side of the phenomenon which chooses to appear exactly in the perimeter which scrutinized our friend Patrick!

" Three stones " with in background the “Colle des Pouis”