Earth File #624 // SOURCED record

Reported oval-shaped object observation near Saint-Maixent-l'École, 1978

The GEIPAN case record reports that witnesses saw an oval-shaped object on 16 March 1978 at around 10 p.m. It reportedly sparkled while emitting red-orange colors, moved from the northeast toward the southwest at low altitude without noise, and disappeared after becoming obscured by the landscape. The case is classified 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 0624 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
461A-8C29-71FF
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOVAL
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
OVAL
Poitou-Charentes region, Deux-Sèvres department // Mar 16, 1978. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureWitnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionMoved horizontally, Moved from the northeast toward the southwest, Moved at low altitude
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedGEIPAN official case record, Reported witness observation
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: area Moved horizontallyMoved from the northeast toward the southwestMoved at low altitude
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN record reports that witnesses near Saint-Maixent-l'École saw an oval shape on 16 March 1978, around 10 p.m., moving northeast to southwest at low altitude, sparkling red-orange and making no reported noise before the landscape obscured it. It was ours. The record quite reasonably classifies the case C, with “lack of reliable information” listed. We consider that an accurate assessment of the paperwork, if not of the vehicle.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN records a 1978 observation near Saint-Maixent-l’École and classifies it C: lack of reliable information. The reported oval, red-orange, silent passage is worth preserving—but not upgrading into a spacecraft merely because the filing leaves room for one. “Unidentified” is a description of the paperwork, not a passport stamp. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes. This one was ours. A routine low-altitude transit, apparently memorable chiefly because the pilot chose the scenic route and then let the landscape complete the disappearance. I have asked for the flight log. Gorkon has supplied three snack receipts and a maintenance complaint.
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When
March 16, 1978
Where
Poitou-Charentes region, Deux-Sèvres department
Morphology
OVAL
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: GEIPAN Official Case Record and Reported Witness Observation.
  • 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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Multi-Witness UFO & UAP Reports → Compare how multiple-observer records differ in sourcing and resolution. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. Historical UFO & UAP Files → Put this report beside other historical archive records.
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Same recorded morphology; shared source network.

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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 typesWitnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesGEIPAN official case record, Reported witness observation
The GEIPAN case record gives the observation date as 16/03/1978.
Claim #7111 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Date of observation 16/03/1978”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is located in the Poitou-Charentes region and Deux-Sèvres department.
Claim #7112 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Poitou-Charentes Department Deux-Sèvres”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified C.
Claim #7113 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed phenomenon type is lack of reliable information.
Claim #7114 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source summarizes the observation as an oval-shaped object moving horizontally without noise.
Claim #7115 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation of an oval-shaped object, moving horizontally, with no noise.”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Summary
The source states that on March 16 at around 10 p.m., witnesses saw an oval-shaped object in the sky that sparkled while emitting red-orange colors.
Claim #7116 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On March 16 at around 10 p.m., witnesses saw an oval-shaped object in the sky that sparkled while emitting red-orange colors.”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the object came from the northeast, moved toward the southwest at low altitude and without noise, and disappeared after being obscured by the landscape.
Claim #7117 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Coming from the NE, it moved toward the SW at low altitude and without noise. The object disappeared, obscured by the landscape.”
Source: SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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SAINT-MAIXENT L'ECOLE (79) 1978 FR // English display translation
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