French National Assembly schedules UAP colloquium for June 29

The French National Assembly will hold a four-hour colloquium on UAP research on June 29, 2026 — the first time the topic has been formally scheduled as a parliamentary event in France. The session will be broadcast live on LCP, the official parliamentary channel.

The event is organized by deputies Arnaud Saint-Martin (LFI) and Pierre Henriet (Horizons), both members of OPECST, the Parliamentary Office for Scientific and Technological Assessment. Saint-Martin announced the colloquium in May with a direct description of what it is meant to address: "The Eye of Sauron, flying saucers, orange orbs… Why is the Pentagon releasing classified documents on UFOs, and what do they say? We will take a rational look at the issue." He added: "To my knowledge, this is the first symposium of its kind in the history of Parliament."

The program runs three round tables and brings together historians, sociologists, CNES engineers, representatives from GEIPAN, and members of the armed forces. No intelligence whistleblowers. No classified retrieval claims — the staples of recent U.S. hearings. The French approach is built around archival data, field investigation records, and academic process.

The U.S. congressional push relies on declassification mandates, legislative pressure, and testimony from people who say they witnessed programs the government won't confirm. France has had a different setup since 1977: GEIPAN, a permanent civil UAP study office under CNES, with a public case database and a network of scientific partners. As of 2026, GEIPAN has classified 3,351 cases and analyzed over 10,100 testimonies — 3.4 percent of cases remain unexplained after full investigation. It is the only institution of its kind run by a state agency anywhere in the world.

The June 29 colloquium is an attempt to bring that body of work formally into the legislative record — and to put GEIPAN's methodology on the record before a parliamentary audience.

The session is held in the Victor Hugo room at the Assemblée nationale and is limited to 250 seats. The live broadcast starts June 29. GEIPAN representatives are among those scheduled to present.

Related UAP Logbook notes

• France's GEIPAN: The state UFO office the U.S. doesn't have
• What is PURSUE? The UAP records release program explained
• ODNI-UAP-D001: The orange orb over a military installation

Sources

• Arnaud Saint-Martin (Facebook, via Sentinel News): Full announcement post, May 2026.
• The Oceania Cables: France to Host First-Ever Parliamentary Symposium on UAPs, May 19, 2026.
• Assemblée nationale: Official event scheduling and room assignments, accessed June 23, 2026.
• GEIPAN (CNES): Mission overview and case statistics, accessed June 23, 2026.
• LCP (La Chaîne Parlementaire): Broadcast schedule for June 29, 2026, accessed June 23, 2026.