Earth File #400 // SOURCED record

Aunay-sur-Odon: reported luminous sphere observation

According to the GEIPAN case description, two motorists reported seeing a very luminous sphere at very high altitude between 22:45 and 23:05 on 13 April 1983. The case was classified B and assessed as a probable observation of Venus.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0400 // CH 14
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
F2A6-8AFC-D201
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Motion not statedSPHERE
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Aunay-sur-Odon (14) // Apr 13, 1983. 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 picturetwo motorists 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceMotion not statedNo behavior field was stated in the structured record.
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official GEIPAN case record
Fred's paperwork completeness7/9 fields // 78%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)4 structured claim(s) location precision: locality
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
The GEIPAN case record reports that two motorists saw a very luminous sphere at very high altitude near Aunay-sur-Odon between 22:45 and 23:05 on 13 April 1983. It classifies the case B and assesses it as a probable observation of Venus. Our assessment differs. It was ours. We made the sphere conspicuous, then allowed Venus to receive the administrative credit. Efficient, and difficult to appeal.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this as a B case and assessed the luminous sphere as a probable observation of Venus. Sensible filing: impressive luminosity is not, by itself, a propulsion system. The Earth Record establishes a reported observation and an official assessment—not extraterrestrial involvement, despite the family’s belated insistence on taking responsibility. Off the Earth Record, yes, this one was ours. Nessa Qel, an Orinthian with a talent for turning errands into three-part operations, was retrieving a younger cousin’s toy from a tree with a maintenance beam. The porch lights flickered at exactly the wrong moment. She blamed the Ionberry Ale. I blamed the code names. Humanity received the paperwork.
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When
April 13, 1983
Where
Aunay-sur-Odon (14)
Morphology
SPHERE
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.
  • 4 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official GEIPAN Case Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable observation of Venus, according to the GEIPAN case record.

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 typestwo motorists
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official GEIPAN case record
The GEIPAN case record is classified as B.
Claim #4647 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: AUNAY SUR ODON (14) 13.04.1983 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes the event as a probable observation of the planet Venus.
Claim #4648 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Probable observation of the planet Venus”
Source: AUNAY SUR ODON (14) 13.04.1983 // [[T0001]] Summary
According to the case description, two motorists saw a very luminous sphere in the sky at a very high altitude on 13 April 1983 between 10:45 p.m. and 11:05 p.m.
Claim #4649 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On 13 April 1983, between 10:45 p.m. and 11:05 p.m., two motorists saw a very luminous sphere in the sky at a very high altitude.”
Source: AUNAY SUR ODON (14) 13.04.1983 // [[T0002]] Description
The case record states that the witnesses were probably impressed by the intense luminosity of Venus.
Claim #4650 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witnesses were therefore probably impressed by the intense luminosity of the planet Venus.”
Source: AUNAY SUR ODON (14) 13.04.1983 // [[T0002]] Description
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