Earth File #476 // SOURCED record

Reported Pont-Audemer observation, 23 September 1980

The GEIPAN case record concerns a reported observation by two people returning from work at 4:15 a.m. They reportedly saw a flying-saucer-shaped object taking off behind the village church, emitting dazzling beams as it rose rapidly; one person reportedly saw it again above a forest. The record states that no other testimony or physical trace was collected. The case is classified as C, with the phenomenon type listed as lack of reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0476 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
1456-A0DC-1BF4
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported ascending motionDISK
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Pont-Audemer // Sep 23, 1980 04:15. 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 pictureTwo people returning from work, One of the two witnesses reportedly saw the object again 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported ascending motionTaking off behind a village church, Rising rapidly, Emitting beams of light
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness testimony, No other testimony collected
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 Taking off behind a village churchRising rapidlyEmitting beams of light
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
Tovin Raal would call this display “plenty of information.” Tovin Raal also can turn a routine observation pass into an incident report without visibly trying. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
That was ours. The GEIPAN record reports that, at 4:15 a.m. on 23 September 1980, two people returning from work reportedly saw our saucer-shaped craft rise behind the village church, its beams dazzling them. One reportedly saw it again above a forest. The record states that no other testimony or physical trace was collected, and classifies the case C: “lack of reliable information.” Accurate enough. Our paperwork was not.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The SOURCED GEIPAN record is admirably clear about its limits: a reported saucer, dazzling beams, no additional testimony or physical trace collected, and a classification of C—“lack of reliable information.” At last, a label that does not pretend to know more than the file does. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility, though I should stress that this is AlienBox lore, not a conclusion established by the Earth record. Still, if my relatives are going to leave a perfectly ordinary paperwork problem behind, they could at least stop dazzling the witnesses. I am the one who gets asked to complete the incident form.
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When
1980-09-23 04:15:00
Where
Pont-Audemer
Morphology
DISK
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 structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses and 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.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony, No Other Testimony Collected, and No Physical Trace Collected.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; phenomenon type listed as lack of reliable information.

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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 people returning from work, One of the two witnesses reportedly saw the object again
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness testimony, No other testimony collected, No physical trace collected
The case concerns an observation reported on 23 September 1980 at 4:15 a.m.
Claim #5394 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On September 23, 1980, at 4:15 a.m.,”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
Two people returning from work reportedly saw a flying saucer taking off behind the village church.
Claim #5395 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“two people returning from work saw a flying saucer taking off behind the village church.”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
As the object rose rapidly, it reportedly emitted beams of light that dazzled the witnesses.
Claim #5396 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“As it rose rapidly, it emitted beams of light that dazzled the witnesses.”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
One of the two people reportedly saw the craft again above a forest.
Claim #5397 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“One of the two people saw this craft again above a forest.”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The case record states that no other testimony or trace behind the church was collected concerning the phenomenon.
Claim #5398 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“No other testimony and no trace behind the church were collected concerning this phenomenon,”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The case is classified as C.
Claim #5399 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
The phenomenon type is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #5400 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: PONT-AUDEMER (27) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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