Earth File #629 // SOURCED record

Reported bright orange object observation at Chabeuil (28 February 1978)

GEIPAN’s case record reports that a female motorist and her son observed a very bright orange object moving rapidly from north to south. The reported observation lasted three minutes; the object reportedly stabilized, resumed a southerly course, and disappeared instantaneously, with no particular sound heard and no trace found. The phenomenon remains unexplained and the case was classified D.

Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial

FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0629 // CH 06
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CASE FINGERPRINT
37F7-AD45-841B
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE

Reported rapid motionUNKNOWN

FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata

UNKNOWN

Chabeuil (26) // Feb 28, 1978. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.

UNRESOLVED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive

Witness pictureFemale motorist, Her son 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate

Motion traceReported rapid motionMoved rapidly from north to south, Stabilized, Resumed movement slowly in a southerly direction

Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness observation reported in an official GEIPAN case record, No trace found

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 Moved rapidly from north to southStabilizedResumed movement slowly in a southerly direction

FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDThe 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

That was ours. Your GEIPAN/CNES record reports that a female motorist and her son observed a very bright orange object near Chabeuil on 28 February 1978, moving north to south, pausing, resuming slowly, and vanishing instantaneously. The observation reportedly lasted three minutes, with no particular sound heard; no trace was discovered at the site. The archive classifies the case D and leaves it unexplained. Our operator had misplaced the exit authorization. An administrative rarity.

Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer

A bright orange object was reported over Chabeuil in 1978; GEIPAN’s record classifies the case D and leaves it unexplained. That is a respectable filing outcome: “unexplained” is not the same as “extraterrestrial,” however much the Visitors enjoy promoting themselves after the paperwork closes. They are claiming this one. I dispute them. Off the Earth Record, my internal files indicate no AlienBox involvement here. Pip Vell, my younger Krellian cousin, once attempted a surprise visit to my desk by hiding behind equipment built for much smaller species. He was drinking Quasar Foam, clutching an Earth convenience-store cup, and still expected me to act surprised. I suspect the Visitors have confused this orange-light report with that incident—or with their own filing system.

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When

February 28, 1978

Where

Chabeuil (26)

Morphology

UNKNOWN

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.

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: Witness Observation Reported In An Official GEIPAN Case Record and No Trace Found.
The source record includes a published resolution: Unexplained; classified 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 typesFemale motorist, Her son

Sensor typesNot stated

Evidence typesWitness observation reported in an official GEIPAN case record, No trace found

The observation date was 1978-02-28.

Claim #7159 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Observation date 28/02/1978”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] case details

The case was classified D.

Claim #7160 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Classification D”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] case details

On February 28, 1978, between 7:30 p.m. and 7:40 p.m., a female motorist and her son saw a very bright orange object moving rapidly across the sky from north to south.

Claim #7162 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence

“On February 28, 1978, between 7:30 p.m. and 7:40 p.m., a female motorist and her son saw a very bright orange object moving rapidly across the sky from north to south.”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] Description

The observation lasted three minutes and no particular sound was heard.

Claim #7163 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence

“The observation lasted three minutes, during which no particular sound was heard.”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] Description

The object stabilized, slowly set off again in a southerly direction, and then disappeared instantaneously.

Claim #7164 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence

“The object stabilized, then slowly set off again in a southerly direction before disappearing instantaneously.”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] Description

No trace was discovered at the site.

Claim #7165 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence

“No trace was discovered at the site.”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] Description

No other testimony was collected concerning the phenomenon, which remains unexplained.

Claim #7166 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence

“No other testimony was collected concerning this phenomenon, which remains unexplained.”

Source: CHABEUIL (26) 28.02.1978 // [[T0001]] Description

FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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