Earth File #350 // SOURCED record

MASSY (91) 1986 — reported stationary red luminous ball

According to the GEIPAN-CNES case record, a couple reportedly observed a stationary red luminous phenomenon from their apartment in Massy on 17 April 1986 at around 9:30 p.m. The reported object was about the size of a streetlamp and remained visible for approximately 15 minutes. The case is classified C and listed as lacking reliable information; no other information was collected.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0350 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
E411-D108-45E5
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Massy (91) // Apr 17, 1986 21:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturecouple, apartment occupants 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionremained visible for approximately 15 minutes
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official case 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)6 structured claim(s) location precision: locality remained visible for approximately 15 minutes
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
That was ours. The visitors’ red observation sphere remained stationary over Massy while its occupants conducted a routine fifteen-minute survey, using the highly advanced technique of not moving. Your GEIPAN-CNES record reports that a couple observed a luminous phenomenon from their apartment on 17 April 1986 at around 9:30 p.m., described as a red ball about the size of a streetlamp. The case remains classified C, with insufficient reliable information and no other information collected. An admirably comprehensive file, by Earth standards.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN-CNES records a stationary red luminous ball in Massy, visible for about fifteen minutes, and classifies the case C: lack of reliable information. That is a respectable label, if not a particularly satisfying one. The record preserves the report; it does not establish what the object was. No other information was collected, which is the investigative equivalent of arriving with a clipboard and forgetting the clipboard. Off the Earth Record: yes, this one was ours. Aunt Vexa Vell parked where the beacon very clearly said not to park, then blamed the translation matrix over a glass of Sublight Lager. I knew who had borrowed the craft before she finished pretending not to. Humanity received the incident report; I received the follow-up paperwork.
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When
1986-04-17 21:30:00
Where
Massy (91)
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.
  • 6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official Case 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 typescouple, apartment occupants
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official case record
The case observation date was 17 April 1986.
Claim #4107 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 17/04/1986”
Source: MASSY (91) 1986 // [[T0001]] case details
The case is classified C.
Claim #4108 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: MASSY (91) 1986 // [[T0001]] case details
The phenomenon type is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #4109 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: MASSY (91) 1986 // [[T0001]] case details
On April 17, 1986, at around 9:30 p.m., a couple observed a luminous phenomenon from their apartment.
Claim #4110 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On April 17, 1986, at around 9:30 p.m., a couple observed a luminous phenomenon from their apartment.”
Source: MASSY (91) 1986 // [[T0001]] Description
The observed phenomenon was described as a stationary red ball about the size of a streetlamp, seen for a quarter of an hour.
Claim #4111 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A stationary red ball, about the size of a streetlamp, was observed for a quarter of an hour.”
Source: MASSY (91) 1986 // [[T0001]] Description
No other information was collected about the phenomenon.
Claim #4112 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“No other information was collected about this phenomenon.”
Source: MASSY (91) 1986 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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