Reported colored luminous phenomenon at Le Tampon, La Réunion
A GEIPAN case records that several people reportedly observed a colored luminous phenomenon moving very slowly along a north–south axis at Le Tampon, La Réunion, on 1982-04-03. The source describes it as probably an atmospheric re-entry involving either a meteorite or part of a human-made craft and assigns Classification B.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 0420 // CH 15 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 8003-CC9B-DE24 CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Le Tampon, La Réunion // Apr 3, 1982. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINEDCLOCK // NOT PRECISEGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureseveral people 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoving very slowly, moving along a north–south axis
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial GEIPAN case record, reported witness observations
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: localitymoving very slowlymoving along a north–south axis
FRED // ROUTING NOTEPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution Mivra Qel would call this display “plenty of information.” Mivra Qel also has never encountered a restricted corridor she considered personally binding. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We were present at Le Tampon on 3 April 1982, but only as observers. The GEIPAN record reports that several people saw a colored luminous phenomenon moving very slowly along a north–south axis. It assigns the case Classification B. The source describes a probable atmospheric re-entry, possibly a meteorite or part of a human-made craft; we do not identify the cause. Our involvement was limited to watching. We filed the observation correctly, which is more than can be said for several terrestrial filing systems.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record gives this Classification B case a sensible working explanation: probable atmospheric re-entry, with the object either a meteorite or part of a human-made craft. That is not glamorous, but evidence is not required to wear sequins. The report’s slow, colored light remains an observation, not a declaration of origin; “unidentified” is a filing condition, not an extraterrestrial passport. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors were observers rather than the cause. Their presence—within AlienBox lore—does not identify what was seen. At last, a case where the paperwork resists cosmic inflation. I have stamped it: interesting, probably mundane, still not solved by enthusiasm.
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When
April 3, 1982
Where
Le Tampon, La Réunion
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY 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
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: Official GEIPAN Case Record and Reported Witness Observations.
The source record includes a published resolution: Probable atmospheric re-entry of either a meteorite or part of a human-made craft, according to the source..
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?
Fred Says Go Here Next
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 03.04.1982
// [[T0001]] Case details
The source describes the phenomenon as an observation of the probable re-entry of an object, either a natural meteorite or part of a craft of human origin.
“On April 3, 1982, several people observed a luminous phenomenon of colored light moving very slowly along a north-south axis.”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 03.04.1982
// [[T0001]] Description
According to the director of the volcanological observatory, the phenomenon was probably caused by atmospheric re-entry of an object that was either a meteorite or part of a craft.
“According to the director of the volcanological observatory, this phenomenon was probably caused by the atmospheric re-entry of an object, either natural (meteorite) or of human origin (part of a craft).”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 03.04.1982
// [[T0001]] Description
The source lists the type of phenomenon as "Identified phenomenon not indicated."
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