Earth File #346 // SOURCED record

Reported luminous ball observation in Seloncourt

A witness reportedly observed a luminous ball in Seloncourt at around 6 a.m. on March 12, 1987, for 4 to 5 seconds. The reported object was approximately the apparent diameter of the full moon, moved silently, and left a slight incandescent trail. GEIPAN classifies the case as C, with a case type of “Lack of reliable information”; the record states that no other information was collected.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0346 // CH 17
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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MORNING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Seloncourt, Doubs, Franche-Comté // Mar 12, 1987 06:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA MORNING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness report 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionlasted approximately 4 to 5 seconds, moved silently, left a slight incandescent trail
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official investigation record
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: locality lasted approximately 4 to 5 secondsmoved silentlyleft a slight incandescent trail
FRED // QUICK TAKEShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your archive records a witness report from Seloncourt on 12 March 1987: a luminous ball was reportedly seen for 4–5 seconds around 6 a.m., moving silently and leaving a slight incandescent trail. GEIPAN classifies the case as C—“Lack of reliable information”—and states that no other information was collected. We do not recognize the reported phenomenon either. This is unusual enough to merit a form, though Gorkon Outpost has misplaced the correct one.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
This is a SOURCED Earth Record, but only in the narrow, bureaucratically important sense: GEIPAN/CNES documents what was reported and classifies the case C, “Lack of reliable information.” A few seconds of observation, one witness report, and no other information collected do not leave much for an evidence officer to catalogue beyond the uncertainty itself. The luminous ball is not thereby extraterrestrial; it is simply unidentified in a thin record. Off the Earth Record, even we do not recognize this one. I dislike being unable to blame a cousin, but I dislike invented explanations more. The label stays: insufficient data.
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When
1987-03-12 06:00:00
Where
Seloncourt, Doubs, Franche-Comté
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official Investigation Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable information.

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

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typeswitness report
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official investigation record
GEIPAN records the observation date as March 12, 1987.
Claim #4056 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 12/03/1987”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is located in the Franche-Comté region and Doubs department.
Claim #4057 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Franche-Comté Department Doubs”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified C.
Claim #4058 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case type is listed as “Lack of reliable information.”
Claim #4059 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Case details
A witness reportedly observed a luminous ball for 4 to 5 seconds at around 6 a.m. on March 12, 1987.
Claim #4060 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On March 12, 1987, at around 6 a.m., a witness observed a luminous ball for 4 to 5 seconds.”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Description
The luminous ball reportedly had a diameter equivalent to that of the full moon, moved silently, and left a slight incandescent trail.
Claim #4061 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“With a diameter equivalent to that of the full moon, this sphere moved silently, leaving behind it a slight incandescent trail.”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Description
The case record states that no other information was collected about the phenomenon.
Claim #4062 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other information was collected about this phenomenon.”
Source: SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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SELONCOURT (25) 12.03.1987 FR // English display translation
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