Some astrophysicists have spoken up about the subject, like the now-retired Jean-Pierre Petit, who believes that mankind could be helped greatly by being in touch with extraterrestrial life. His views, unsurprisingly, aren't well-received within his former community. More recently, the French governmental body GEIPAN was founded in order to study reports of unidentified aerial activity in France. I assume that's great news for Belmyr, yet when I ask her about it, she's sceptical, to say the least: "GEIPAN knows all about the abductions and are in regular contact with the aliens," she tells me. "It's obvious."