Earth File #590 // SOURCED record

POINDIMIE luminous object observation

Several people observed a luminous object traveling from southwest to northeast near Poindimie, New Caledonia, between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on 15 November 1978. The object may have fallen into a lagoon, but the fall location was not precisely determined and searches were unsuccessful. GEIPAN classified the case as B and summarized it as a probable atmospheric reentry.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0590 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
ED7B-DA40-FD20
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Poindimie, New Caledonia // Nov 15, 1978. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureseveral people 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motiontraveled from southwest to northeast, may have fallen into a lagoon
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial investigation record, multiple eyewitness reports
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 traveled from southwest to northeastmay have fallen into a lagoon
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes, that was ours. On 15 November 1978, several people observed a luminous object traveling southwest to northeast near Poindimie during the reported afternoon interval. It may have fallen into a lagoon; the location was not determined, and the subsequent search was unsuccessful. GEIPAN classified the case B and summarized it as a probable atmospheric reentry. This is a reasonable human assessment. It is not, however, the assessment filed in our operations log.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced GEIPAN/CNES record classifies this case B and summarizes it as a probable atmospheric reentry. Sensible enough: a luminous object crossed the sky, a lagoon was nominated as a landing site, and the search produced no convenient receipt. The record’s “identified phenomenon not specified” is less a contradiction than an administrative shrug with excellent posture. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. Unfortunately, their admission arrives after the evidence has already been filed under “probably atmospheric,” which is precisely why I keep telling relatives to label their paperwork before entering a planet’s atmosphere.
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When
November 15, 1978
Where
Poindimie, New Caledonia
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
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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Official Investigation Record, Multiple Eyewitness Reports, and Unsuccessful Search Operation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable atmospheric reentry, according to GEIPAN.

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 typesseveral people
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial investigation record, multiple eyewitness reports, unsuccessful search operation
The case is titled POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978.
Claim #6733 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details heading
The observation date was 15 November 1978.
Claim #6734 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“15/11/1978”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Observation date
The case department was New Caledonia.
Claim #6735 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“New Caledonia”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Department
The case was classified as B.
Claim #6736 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Classification
The listed phenomenon type was “Identified phenomenon not specified.”
Claim #6737 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Identified phenomenon not specified”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Type of phenomenon
GEIPAN summarizes the observation as a probable atmospheric reentry.
Claim #6738 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a probable atmospheric reentry.”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Summary
Several people observed a luminous object traveling from southwest to northeast between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on November 15, 1978; it may have fallen into a lagoon, but the fall location was not exact, and divers and special correspondents searched for it unsuccessfully.
Claim #6739 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“On November 15, 1978, between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., several people observed the passage of a luminous object from southwest to northeast that may have fallen into the lagoon, with no exact indication of the location of the fall. Divers, special correspondents for the local newspaper, searched for this object in vain.”
Source: POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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POINDIMIE (988) 15.11.1978 FR // English display translation
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