Earth File #1011 // SOURCED record

Fay-le-Cl​os luminous circular phenomenon, 29 March 1980

Several people in two cars, including four witnesses in one car, observed a very luminous circular phenomenon moving westward and disappearing behind mountains toward the northwest. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed that the witnesses very probably observed Venus near setting.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1011 // CH 07
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
498E-C27D-A468
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionCIRCLE
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIRCLE
Fay-le-Clos (26) // Mar 29, 1980. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturefour witnesses in a car, several people in two cars 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved westward, disappeared behind mountains toward the northwest, observation lasted between 5 and 20 minutes
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, official scientific investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved westwarddisappeared behind mountains toward the northwestobservation lasted between 5 and 20 minutes
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMAn interesting report is allowed to have an explanation. This is why the label stays attached to the box even after the mystery gets less glamorous.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We did not operate the luminous circle reported near Fay-le-Clos on 29 March 1980. Your GEIPAN archive records observations by people in two cars: a circular phenomenon moved westward and disappeared behind mountains toward the northwest, with observations lasting 5–20 minutes. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed that the witnesses very probably observed Venus near setting. We accept this assessment. Our flight logs contain no relevant paperwork, which is usually how Venus prefers to remain uninvolved.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED record, classified A by GEIPAN: the witnesses very probably observed Venus near setting. That is a tidy resolution, supported by the reported direction, low elevation, appearance, and disappearance—an excellent example of why “unidentified” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial.” This one was not ours, either, though that is AlienBox lore and does not settle the human case. For comparison, my old friend Sela Venn once borrowed a survey skiff for one quick pass and returned it with atmospheric dust in the intake and three Quasar Foams she had not been authorized to acquire. Sela maintains parking beacons are written for less experienced pilots. She remains, regrettably, employable.
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When
March 29, 1980
Where
Fay-le-Clos (26)
Morphology
CIRCLE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
EXPLAINED

Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters

AlienBox comparative analysis from structured Earth Record fields // not a new source // not a change in evidence grade
Console archetype // Published-resolution comparison

Fred keeps this file near the top of the pile because the structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses and the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report. That combination makes the case useful for cross-archive comparison without changing its evidence grade.

The source record includes a published resolution field. AlienBox treats it as an attributed source assessment to compare with the original report, not as an AlienBox verdict.

What strengthens the record

  • 1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
  • 9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN assessed it as a very probable observation of Venus near setting; case classification A..

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • The current dossier is anchored to one source network rather than independent source networks.

What would help resolve it

  • Can the originating record establish an exact number of observers and whether their observations were independent?
  • Did any radar, infrared, optical, telemetry, or other instrument record the event, and is that material preserved?
  • Can the source establish a usable duration for the observation rather than only a date or narrative sequence?

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Multi-Witness UFO & UAP Reports → Compare how multiple-observer records differ in sourcing and resolution. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. Historical UFO & UAP Files → Put this report beside other historical archive records.
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Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesfour witnesses in a car, several people in two cars
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness observation, official scientific investigation
The case observation date is 29 March 1980.
Claim #11082 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 29/03/1980”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as A.
Claim #11083 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
Four witnesses in a car observed a very luminous circular phenomenon in the sky that disappeared toward the west; GEIPAN identifies the observation as Venus at setting.
Claim #11084 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“Extended observations by four witnesses in a car of the movement of a very luminous circular phenomenon in the sky and its disappearance toward the west: observation of Venus at setting.”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0001]] Summary
Several people in two cars observed a circular luminous phenomenon moving westward and later disappearing behind mountains toward the northwest.
Claim #11085 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“During journeys, several people in two cars observed the movement westward of a circular luminous phenomenon in the sky.”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0002]] Description
The observations lasted between 5 and 20 minutes.
Claim #11086 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observations lasted between 5 and 20 minutes.”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN assessed that the witnesses very probably observed Venus.
Claim #11087 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witnesses very probably observed VENUS.”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN explains that the observation direction, low elevation, appearance, perceived movement, and disappearance correspond to Venus near setting.
Claim #11088 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The observation took place toward the northwest or west and at a low angular elevation, which corresponds well to the position of Venus at the times of the observation; it was located at approximately 6° elevation, west-northwest.”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN concludes that the case is classification A and represents a very probable observation of Venus.
Claim #11089 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“In conclusion, GEIPAN classifies the case as A, a very probable observation of the planet Venus.”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0003]] Conclusion
The case had previously been classified D and was later reexamined.
Claim #11090 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This previously D-classified observation case, named SAINT-VALLIER (26) 1980, is part of a group of cases recently reexamined (see the investigation report).”
Source: FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 // [[T0002]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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FAY-LE-CLOS (26) 29.03.1980 FR // English display translation
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