Earth File #352 // SOURCED record

Reported luminous sphere observation near Saussay

A witness reportedly saw a luminous sphere at approximately 4 a.m. on 17 March 1986 near Saussay, Eure-et-Loir. The reported sphere projected light, moved slowly, illuminated approximately 1,000 square meters, and was observed for about 20 seconds. GEIPAN classified the case as C and listed the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0352 // CH 08
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
5362-B7EF-9F28
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
near Saussay, Eure-et-Loir // Mar 17, 1986 04:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionprojected light, moved slowly, illuminated an area of approximately 1,000 square meters
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official scientific 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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality projected lightmoved slowlyilluminated an area of approximately 1,000 square meters
FRED // FAMILY MATTERShape 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
The witness report near Saussay on 17 March 1986 concerns our luminous sphere. The reported object projected light, moved slowly, illuminated approximately 1,000 square metres, and was observed for about 20 seconds—an efficient field demonstration, if somewhat brief. Your archive records the account as a witness claim, and GEIPAN classified the case C, citing lack of reliable information. Fair. We had not submitted the required illumination form. The form remains pending at Gorkon Outpost.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A luminous sphere was reportedly observed near Saussay for about twenty seconds. GEIPAN classified the case C—“lack of reliable information”—which is the archive’s polite way of saying the description outlived the documentation. No sensors, no useful follow-up, and no basis here for promoting an unidentified light into a visiting spacecraft. Sensible filing, finally. Off the Earth Record: yes, this one was ours. Aunt Vexa Vell, a Krellian with a regrettable confidence in parking regulations, stopped where the beacon very clearly said not to park, then blamed the translation matrix over Quasar Foam. I knew who had borrowed the sphere before she finished pretending not to. Humanity received twenty seconds of light; I received the incident report.
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When
1986-03-17 04:00:00
Where
near Saussay, Eure-et-Loir
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.

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What strengthens the record

  • 1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official Scientific Investigation Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classified the case as C and listed the phenomenon type as 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

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Witness typeswitness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official scientific investigation record
The case record identifies the observation date as 17 March 1986.
Claim #4133 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 17/03/1986”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Case details
A witness claims to have seen a luminous phenomenon at approximately 4 a.m. on 17 March 1986.
Claim #4134 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On 17 March 1986 at approximately 4 a.m., a witness claims to have seen a luminous phenomenon.”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported phenomenon was a sphere that projected light and moved slowly.
Claim #4135 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“It was a sphere that projected light. This sphere moved slowly, illuminating an area of 1,000 square meters.”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported sphere illuminated an area of approximately 1,000 square meters.
Claim #4136 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This sphere moved slowly, illuminating an area of 1,000 square meters.”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation reportedly lasted approximately 20 seconds.
Claim #4137 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation lasted approximately 20 seconds.”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Description
No further information was collected about the phenomenon because it was seen at a very early hour.
Claim #4138 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No further information will be collected about this phenomenon due to the very early hour at which it was seen.”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified as C.
Claim #4139 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Case details
The phenomenon type is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #4140 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: SAUSSAY (28) 17.03.1986 // [[T0001]] Case details
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