Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness testimony, official investigation record
The case records an observation of a round-shaped luminous object in the eastern sky and identifies the observation as an astronomical observation of the Moon.
Claim #10916 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a round-shaped luminous object in the east in the sky: astronomical observation of the Moon.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Summary
The observation occurred on January 23, 1981, at around 9 p.m., when a witness returning from work on a moped noticed a large round shape in the eastern sky.
Claim #10917 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 23, 1981, at around 9 p.m., a witness returning from work on a moped was intrigued by a large round shape in the eastern sky.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Description
According to the witness, the shape emitted an intense orange light, changed position, and disappeared abruptly.
Claim #10918 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“According to the witness, it changed position and then disappeared abruptly.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected during the investigation.
Claim #10919 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“During the investigation, no other testimony was collected.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Description
The case description states that the witness’s sincerity and credibility were never called into question.
Claim #10920 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness’s sincerity and credibility were never called into question.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Description
The case was previously classified as C by GEPAN and was later re-examined.
Claim #10921 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This observation case is among the cases classified as “C” by GEPAN and was subject to a re-examination”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Description
The case is currently classified as A by GEIPAN.
Claim #10922 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“In GEIPAN’s current classification, this case of low strangeness is classified as “A””
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0002]]
GEIPAN explains the observation as a misidentification of the Moon at its rising.
Claim #10923 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“an observation resulting from a misidentification of the Moon.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0002]]
The Moon was present in the observed area of the sky, and GEIPAN states that the observation shared characteristics with the Moon at its rising.
Claim #10924 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The phenomenon described has many characteristics in common (shape, size, color) with a perfectly known astronomical object: the Moon at its rising.”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0002]]
The case page lists the region as Champagne-Ardenne and the department as Marne.
Claim #10925 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region
Champagne-Ardenne
Department
Marne”
Source: REIMS (51) 23.01.1981
// [[T0001]] Case details
