Earth File #1018 // SOURCED record

VIGEN (LE) (87) observation, 20 December 1979

Three people observed a luminous, motionless phenomenon toward the southeast for approximately 30–40 seconds at around 08:45. The phenomenon was reported as a very luminous red-orange mass with varying rectangular, oval, or circular descriptions, followed by a rapid departure. GEIPAN classified the case A: Sunrise and explained it as a misidentification of the rising Sun seen through cloud cover.

Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial

FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1018 // CH 06
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CASE FINGERPRINT
4637-6D16-FDC4
MORNING

Reported hover / stationary phaseOTHER

FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata

OTHER

Limousin region, Haute-Vienne department // Dec 20, 1979 08:45. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.

EXPLAINED MORNING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive

Witness pictureThree people, Police-station testimony 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate

Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseStationary for approximately 30–40 seconds, Observed toward the southeast, Rapid departure

Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness testimony, Official GEIPAN 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)12 structured claim(s) location precision: region Stationary for approximately 30–40 secondsObserved toward the southeastRapid departure

FRED // ROUTING NOTEAn 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.

Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer

We did not cause or operate the phenomenon reported near Limousin on 20 December 1979. Your record says three people observed a luminous, motionless presence toward the southeast for roughly 30–40 seconds, followed by a rapid departure. GEIPAN classified the case A: Sunrise and assessed it as the rising Sun seen through a gap in cloud cover. An efficient explanation. We have filed our denial under “not our sunrise.”

Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer

A well-substantiated record, three witnesses and all, can still end with the Sun being promoted to “unidentified object” for half a minute. GEIPAN’s A: Sunrise classification is persuasive here: the reported red-orange mass, apparent stillness, changing outline, and rapid departure fit sunlight appearing through uneven cloud cover. That is not a dismissal of the witnesses; it is an explanation of why sincere observation is not the same as unusual machinery. For the AlienBox file: this one was not ours. I mention that because someone will inevitably ask. It does not solve the human case, which is already solved rather neatly by the local star and some badly cooperative weather.

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When

1979-12-20 08:45:00

Where

Limousin region, Haute-Vienne department

Morphology

OTHER

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 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.
12 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony and Official GEIPAN Investigation.
The source record includes a published resolution: Misidentification of the rising Sun through a gap in cloud cover; GEIPAN classification A: Sunrise..

What limits the record

No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
The structured record does not establish multiple independent observers.
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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Earth Record // SOURCED

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Witness typesThree people, Police-station testimony

Sensor typesNot stated

Evidence typesWitness testimony, Official GEIPAN investigation

The case observation date was December 20, 1979.

Claim #11160 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Observation date 20/12/1979”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details

The case was located in the Limousin region and Haute-Vienne department.

Claim #11161 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Region Limousin Department Haute-Vienne”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details

The case was classified A, with the phenomenon type listed as Sunrise.

Claim #11162 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Classification A Update date 23/06/2021 Type of phenomenon Sunrise”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details

The case summary describes observations of a stationary orange object in the overcast sky to the southeast, followed by a rapid departure.

Claim #11163 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Observations of a stationary orange object in the overcast sky to the southeast, followed by a rapid departure: an astronomical misidentification involving the rising sun.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0001]] Summary

Three people observed a luminous, motionless phenomenon toward the southeast for 30 to 40 seconds on December 20, 1979, at around 8:45 a.m.

Claim #11164 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“On December 20, 1979, at around 8:45 a.m., three people observed a luminous, motionless phenomenon in the sky toward the southeast for 30 to 40 seconds.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0002]] Description

The phenomenon was described as a very luminous red-orange mass whose reported shape varied among rectangular, oval, or circular.

Claim #11165 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“The PAN is described as a very luminous red-orange mass with a rectangular, oval, or circular shape, depending on the testimony.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0002]] Description

The witnesses reported gray overcast weather with a low cloud ceiling.

Claim #11166 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“The witnesses reported gray overcast weather with a low cloud ceiling.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0002]] Description

GEIPAN explains the observation as a misidentification involving the rising Sun, whose low angular elevation gave it a bright red color.

Claim #11167 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“The rising Sun was precisely in the direction of observation, and its low angular elevation gave it the dominant color of the PAN, namely bright red.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0002]] Description

GEIPAN explains the varying shape, short duration, and rapid departure by clouds obscuring the Sun, which was visible only through a gap in the cloud cover.

Claim #11168 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“The varying shape of the PAN, the short duration of the observation, and the PAN’s rapid departure are explained by the presence of clouds that obscured the Sun, which was visible only through a gap in the cloud cover.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0002]] Description

GEIPAN states that the position and description of the Sun, together with the absence of a separate observation of the Sun, leave no doubt about the misidentification.

Claim #11170 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“The presence of non-uniform cloud cover, the perfect consistency between the true position of the Sun and the location and description of the PAN, and the absence of an observation of the Sun separate from the observation of the PAN together constitute a set of elements that leaves no doubt about the misidentification.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0003]] Description

Three witnesses gave testimony at the police station, and GEIPAN describes the case as well substantiated.

Claim #11171 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“This case is well substantiated (three witnesses gave their testimony at the police station), and the description of the observed PAN is fairly precise.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0003]] Description

GEIPAN classifies the case as A: Sunrise.

Claim #11172 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“GEIPAN classifies the case as A: Sunrise.”

Source: VIGEN (LE) (87) 20.12.1979 // [[T0003]] Description

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