Fred's discovery desk // you looked curious // this is how it starts

EXPLOREWITH FRED.

The Earth Archive is useful when you know what you are looking for. Most people do not. Fred does. He has spent an unreasonable amount of time with the paperwork, the witnesses, the sensors, the explanations, the unresolved leftovers, and several cousins who remain banned from borrowing his access badge.
Fred guides the browsing // Fred does not grade the evidence by vibes // Earth Record remains authoritative // Lore remains off the Earth Record
Fred's file of the day // one folder has been selected for your productivity loss

Gordes very bright light observation

The GEIPAN case description reports that, around midnight on 23 May 1992, two witnesses in separate vehicles observed a very bright light for two to three seconds during stormy weather. The witnesses reportedly could not...

FRED // I choose one file a day because apparently “open every tab” is not considered a user experience.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0287 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2549-A46F-DCF4
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
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Fred's rabbit holes

CHOOSE YOUR BAD DECISION

These are structured paths through already-public Earth Record dossiers. Fred supplies the commentary. The source record supplies the facts. His cousins supply entirely separate problems.

Aviation witness records

UFO & UAP Pilot Reports

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers whose structured witness fields identify a pilot, aircrew member, crew member, or air traffic controller. A professional aviation witness remains a witness; inclusion is not verification of the reported object or explanation.

Fred // why this folder existsIf somebody already knows where the horizon is, I pay attention. I still read the rest of the file. Apparently that is what separates an archive from a group chat.
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Instrument context

UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with one or more recorded sensor types. A sensor field documents source context and does not by itself establish corroboration, extraordinary performance, or object identity.

Fred // why this folder existsMachines are useful because they do not get excited. Humans generally correct that deficiency during the press conference.
55 qualifying public dossiers →
Multiple reported observers

Multi-Witness UFO & UAP Reports

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with a structured witness count of two or more, or whose structured witness field explicitly states plural/multiple witnesses. Multiple observers add context; inclusion does not verify the reported event or interpretation and does not invent a headcount where the source supplied only a plural marker.

Fred // why this folder existsMore witnesses can improve context. They do not combine like loyalty points into a free certainty upgrade.
113 qualifying public dossiers →
Published source conclusions

Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers containing a published resolved-as field. AlienBox preserves the cited source conclusion and its limits; a listed resolution is attributed to the source rather than silently upgraded into a universal finding.

Fred // why this folder existsMy favorite category: somebody eventually put the correct label on the box. Gorkon considers this an advanced administrative technique.
354 qualifying public dossiers →
Archive history

Historical UFO & UAP Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with an occurrence date before 2000. Historical inclusion reflects the dated source record, not a judgment that the underlying report was verified or extraordinary.

Fred // why this folder existsSome of these files have been arguing with themselves longer than several of my cousins have been allowed to borrow a survey craft.
321 qualifying public dossiers →
Recorded media context

UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers whose structured evidence fields reference photographs, images, film, or video. Media presence is context only; original source pixels and provenance remain authoritative and derivatives never replace them.

Fred // why this folder existsPixels are evidence of pixels. Occasionally they are evidence of more. This is why the zoom button is not on the review board.
30 qualifying public dossiers →
Fresh paperwork

NEW ON FRED’S DESK

Recently cleared Earth Record dossiers. New does not mean stronger; it only means Fred has had less time to complain about the filing system.

Fred // Fresh paperwork is still paperwork. I am told this distinction is important for morale.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0533 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B805-2304-6300
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #533

Reported dirigible-shaped object near Troyes

A witness was reported to have observed an unusual, dirigible-shaped object near Troyes at around 7:55 a.m. on October 10, 1979. The object reportedly move...

Troyes // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; recorded phenomenon type: l...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0532 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5103-83B5-5A95
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #532

Reported red luminous phenomenon near La Réole

Several witnesses reportedly observed one or two red luminous balls moving silently across the sky near La Réole on November 1, 1979. The reported trajecto...

near La Réole, Gironde, Aquitaine // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0530 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4944-F5C6-77E7
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #530

Reported two pale green luminous trails over Le Port

GEIPAN records an observation in Le Port, Réunion, on 25 November 1979. At around 12:45 a.m., a witness reportedly observed two pale green luminous trails...

Le Port, Réunion // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; phenomenon type listed as l...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0529 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
438B-292C-0338
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #529

Reported luminous source observation near Landes, Aquitaine — 26 November 1979

The official case record states that a farmer observed a very bright white luminous source at around 6 a.m., approximately 700–800 meters away. The source...

Aquitaine region, Landes department // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C: lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0527 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7A7F-5BE4-DAAF
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #527

Pithiviers aerial-light observation

On December 2, 1979, at around 6:30 p.m., witnesses in Pithiviers reported numerous differently colored, sometimes flashing lights arranged in a triangle,...

Pithiviers // 1979 // Probable observation of a military-helicopter convoy...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0526 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A244-9626-2AC9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #526

Plancoet (22) 1979 luminous phenomena observation

The GEIPAN case record reports that on December 6, 1979, between 21:15 and 21:30, several people saw luminous phenomena in the sky. According to the case d...

Plancoet (22) // 1979
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Instrument context

MACHINES SAW SOMETHING TOO

Dossiers whose Earth Record includes one or more recorded sensor types. A sensor field is context, not automatic corroboration.

Fred // Machines are useful because they do not get excited. Humans generally compensate for this later in the report.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0519 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2AA8-A57C-360A
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #519

Reported red ball observation at Neuilly-en-Thelle

On January 3, 1980, at 8:05 a.m., a witness reportedly observed a red ball in the sky at Neuilly-en-Thelle. According to the source, it disappeared behind...

Neuilly-en-Thelle, Oise, Picardy // 1980 // GEIPAN's probable explanation was the full moon whil...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0513 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EE90-EE80-2B11
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #513

Le Thillot luminous-sphere observation (reported)

The GEIPAN case record reports that a witness observed a luminous sphere toward the southwest at around 8:35 p.m. on 15 February 1980, later describing two...

Le Thillot, Vosges, Lorraine // 1980 // Probable observation of Venus, very low on the horiz...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0483 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DAD3-8030-D204
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #483

Reported Avon-les-Roches rocket-launch sphere observation

A witness reportedly observed through binoculars the disappearance of the Fuch Off educational rocket, which appeared to be absorbed by a spherical object...

Avon-les-Roches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre region // 1980 // Probably a misidentified pilot balloon, according to...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0451 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
FAF6-0999-0A7C
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #451

QUESSOY (22) observation, May 4, 1981

On May 4, 1981, at around 11 p.m., several witnesses reported seeing several distant objects in the sky emitting intermittent intense white lights and movi...

Quessoy (22) // 1981 // Classified C; listed phenomenon type: "Lack of relia...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0449 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1332-4817-A598
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #449

Sourced observation of circular cornfield damage at Barbezieux

Sourced record: on June 12, 1981, a farm worker observed a roughly circular, approximately 20-metre area of diseased or damaged corn, with missing plants,...

Poitou-Charentes region, Charente department // 1981 // Probable lightning-strike effects, including heat an...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0392 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
47BC-BB3E-B45D
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #392

VITRY-LE-FRANÇOIS (51) 1983

The GEIPAN case record gives the observation date as 24 September 1983 and reports that several witnesses observed a circular object between 24 and 29 Sept...

Vitry-le-François, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne // 1983 // The case description assesses the observation as pro...
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More paperwork, somehow

EVERYONE SAW IT. NOW WHAT?

Cases with a recorded witness count of two or more, or an explicit structured plural/multiple-witness marker. Multiple witnesses add context without turning a report into a verified conclusion; AlienBox does not invent an exact headcount from a plural marker.

Fred // Additional witnesses are useful. They are not a coupon redeemable for automatic certainty.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0532 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5103-83B5-5A95
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #532

Reported red luminous phenomenon near La Réole

Several witnesses reportedly observed one or two red luminous balls moving silently across the sky near La Réole on November 1, 1979. The reported trajecto...

near La Réole, Gironde, Aquitaine // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0527 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7A7F-5BE4-DAAF
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #527

Pithiviers aerial-light observation

On December 2, 1979, at around 6:30 p.m., witnesses in Pithiviers reported numerous differently colored, sometimes flashing lights arranged in a triangle,...

Pithiviers // 1979 // Probable observation of a military-helicopter convoy...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0525 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2F03-6597-4839
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #525

ARC-SUR-TILLE (21) 1979

GEIPAN reports that two witnesses saw a reportedly silent, crescent-shaped navy blue and white object near ground level on 1979-12-08 at 09:52. The object...

Arc-sur-Tille // 1979 // GEIPAN classification D
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0510 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5F79-8488-D884
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #510

Valentigney luminous phenomenon (reported 29 February 1980)

The GEIPAN case record reports that two witnesses observed an unusual luminous phenomenon several times on 29 February 1980. It was described as several bl...

Valentigney, Franche-Comté, Doubs // 1980 // GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0508 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BFAF-0DE6-1ED5
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #508

FAVALELLO (2B) 03.03.1980

The GEIPAN-sourced case records a nighttime observation in which witnesses reportedly saw a luminous, saucer-shaped UAP while traveling by vehicle between...

Route between Favalello and Corte, Corsica, Haute-Corse // 1980 // Probably Venus, according to the source assessment;...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0492 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BD76-BDBF-D4F1
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DIRECTION CHANGES
EARTH FILE #492

Coulommiers (77) 1980 observation

On August 9, 1980, at 10:18 p.m., two witnesses reportedly observed a silent, circular light with a luminous core from their home. The light moved north to...

Coulommiers (77) // 1980 // GEIPAN summarized it as a probable atmospheric reent...
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People who were already in the sky

PILOTS, CREW & CONTROLLERS

Dossiers whose structured witness fields explicitly include pilots, aircrew, crew, or controllers. Professional context matters; it still does not identify the object by itself.

Fred // When someone already knows where the horizon is, I pay attention. I still read the rest of the file. This has apparently become my personality.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0479 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
549E-7B83-81BB
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #479

Reported black cylindrical object observation over Athis-Mons

An official GEIPAN case record states that an air traffic controller reported observing a black cylindrical object stationary directly overhead in Athis-Mo...

Athis-Mons // 1980 // Lack of reliable information; GEIPAN classification...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0471 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
279F-475C-42D5
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #471

Bourges flashes, flame, and smoke observation

A GEIPAN-sourced case record reports that an amateur pilot in Bourges saw several flashes of light at around 10:35 a.m., followed by a very bright flame an...

Bourges (18) // 1980 // GEIPAN classification C: lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0435 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3B0E-30C9-636C
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #435

Guipavas airfield red-orange luminous phenomenon — 22 November 1981

GEIPAN records that four independent groups and other witnesses observed a low, spherical red-orange luminous phenomenon near Guipavas airfield between 07:...

Guipavas airfield, Brittany, Finistère // 1981 // GEIPAN classification B: probable meteoroid atmosphe...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0414 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4D32-79A1-9798
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #414

Nantes Château-Bougon bright-point observation, reported as a probable balloon

On June 10, 1982, several people, including airport control tower personnel and pilots, observed a bright point in the sky. The official investigation clas...

Nantes Château-Bougon // 1982 // Probably a stratospheric balloon launched by CNES fr...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0269 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1F3A-18D9-2712
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #269

Norges-la-Ville ultralight sphere observation, classified as a Mylar balloon

On May 16, 1993, at 19:15, two witnesses aboard an ultralight aircraft observed a bluish-reflective sphere for 15–20 seconds under excellent visibility. Th...

Norges-la-Ville (21) // 1993 // Probably a Mylar balloon carried by the wind at alti...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0238 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
40FE-8A31-4BC1
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #238

AF3532 crew observation near Coulommiers

On January 28, 1994 at 13:14, the crew of Air France flight AF3532 reported an unexplained phenomenon near Coulommiers. The captain and co-pilot described...

near Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France // 1994
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Earth actually named something

THE LABEL FINALLY MATCHED THE BOX

Dossiers with a non-empty resolved-as field in the Earth Record. AlienBox preserves the cited source’s conclusion and its limits rather than replacing it with a more exciting one.

Fred // A published resolution is not boring. It is what happens when paperwork reaches adulthood.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0533 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B805-2304-6300
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
CIGARREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #533

Reported dirigible-shaped object near Troyes

A witness was reported to have observed an unusual, dirigible-shaped object near Troyes at around 7:55 a.m. on October 10, 1979. The object reportedly move...

Troyes // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; recorded phenomenon type: l...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0532 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5103-83B5-5A95
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #532

Reported red luminous phenomenon near La Réole

Several witnesses reportedly observed one or two red luminous balls moving silently across the sky near La Réole on November 1, 1979. The reported trajecto...

near La Réole, Gironde, Aquitaine // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0530 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4944-F5C6-77E7
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #530

Reported two pale green luminous trails over Le Port

GEIPAN records an observation in Le Port, Réunion, on 25 November 1979. At around 12:45 a.m., a witness reportedly observed two pale green luminous trails...

Le Port, Réunion // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C; phenomenon type listed as l...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0529 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
438B-292C-0338
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #529

Reported luminous source observation near Landes, Aquitaine — 26 November 1979

The official case record states that a farmer observed a very bright white luminous source at around 6 a.m., approximately 700–800 meters away. The source...

Aquitaine region, Landes department // 1979 // GEIPAN classification C: lack of reliable informatio...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0527 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7A7F-5BE4-DAAF
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #527

Pithiviers aerial-light observation

On December 2, 1979, at around 6:30 p.m., witnesses in Pithiviers reported numerous differently colored, sometimes flashing lights arranged in a triangle,...

Pithiviers // 1979 // Probable observation of a military-helicopter convoy...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0525 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2F03-6597-4839
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #525

ARC-SUR-TILLE (21) 1979

GEIPAN reports that two witnesses saw a reportedly silent, crescent-shaped navy blue and white object near ground level on 1979-12-08 at 09:52. The object...

Arc-sur-Tille // 1979 // GEIPAN classification D
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