Earth File #596 // SOURCED record

Casteljaloux luminous disk observation

A GEIPAN source reports that on 23 October 1978 at around 8 p.m., a sole witness accompanied by a frightened dog observed a luminous, orange-light-projecting object near Casteljaloux for several minutes. The object was described as round, sparkling, and disk-shaped; it reportedly changed speed and direction without a particular noise, produced a fireball, and suddenly disappeared. The gendarmerie collected no corroborating testimony. The case was assigned GEIPAN Classification D.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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CASE FINGERPRINT
E96A-EEEB-ADB4
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported direction changesDISK
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Casteljaloux (47) // Oct 23, 1978 20:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
UNRESOLVED EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesole witness, accompanied by a dog 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported direction changeschanged speed, changed direction, fireball emerged from the object
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial GEIPAN/CNES investigation, witness report
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 changed speedchanged directionfireball emerged from the object
FRED // FAMILY MATTERThe drawer stays open. That is not permission to write ALIENS on the tab in permanent marker.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your GEIPAN/CNES archive reports that, on 23 October 1978 near Casteljaloux, a witness accompanied by a frightened dog observed a luminous, orange-projecting object for several minutes. The report describes a round, sparkling form changing speed and direction without particular noise, followed by a fireball and sudden disappearance. The gendarmerie collected no corroborating testimony, and the case received Classification D. We do not recognize or identify the phenomenon either. This is unusual. Our filing system dislikes unsolved entries almost as much as humans do.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN/CNES record establishes a well-documented report, not an explanation: one witness described a luminous disk, and no corroborating testimony was collected. Classification D is therefore doing honest administrative labor here. The reported maneuvers and sudden disappearance are interesting, but “unresolved” remains the correct label—not a concealed synonym for extraterrestrial. Off the Earth Record, even the Visitors do not recognize this one. I briefly compared it with my cousin Mivra Qel’s habit of making one extra low-orbit pass after a Gorkon Blue, then remembered that Mivra at least leaves paperwork. Usually. Her personal relationship with restricted corridors is another matter. This case does not get to borrow her explanation merely because the filing cabinet is feeling imaginative.
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When
1978-10-23 20:00:00
Where
Casteljaloux (47)
Morphology
DISK
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
UNRESOLVED

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: Official GEIPAN/CNES Investigation, Witness Report, Gendarmerie Investigation, and No Corroborating Testimony.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN Classification D.

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 typessole witness, accompanied by a dog
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial GEIPAN/CNES investigation, witness report, gendarmerie investigation, no corroborating testimony
The case observation date was 23 October 1978.
Claim #6779 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 23/10/1978”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] case details
The case was assigned Classification D.
Claim #6780 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification D”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] case details
The phenomenon type was described as strange to very strange, with medium to strong consistency.
Claim #6781 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Strange to very strange phenomenon / of medium to strong consistency”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] case details
The case summary describes observation of the movement of a disk-shaped object.
Claim #6782 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation of the movement of a disk-shaped object.”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] Summary
The source reports that, on October 23, 1978, at around 8 p.m., a witness accompanied by a frightened dog observed for several minutes the movements of a luminous object projecting orange-colored light.
Claim #6783 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On October 23, 1978, at around 8 p.m., a witness, accompanied by his frightened dog, observed for several minutes the movements of a luminous object projecting orange-colored light.”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
The source describes the object as round and sparkling, making changes in speed and direction without the witness hearing any particular noise.
Claim #6784 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Round in shape, the sparkling object made changes in speed and direction without the witness hearing any particular noise.”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
The source reports that a fireball was seen emerging from the object and that the object suddenly disappeared.
Claim #6785 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A fireball was seen emerging from the object. The object suddenly disappeared.”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
The gendarmerie collected no other testimony to corroborate the information provided by the sole witness.
Claim #6786 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected by the gendarmerie to corroborate all the information provided by the sole witness.”
Source: CASTELJALOUX (47) 23.10.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
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