On July 26, 2012, at 10:20 p.m., a witness reported seeing a dimly luminous, vaporous ball move rapidly and silently in a straight line from south to north across a clear sky. The reported object had luminous points below it and small jets of trail at the rear; the observation lasted six seconds and ended when it was hidden by a house roof. GEIPAN recorded no photograph or video, was unable to confirm the considered hypotheses, and classified the case D1, an unexplained phenomenon.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1715 // CH 09 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 1723-61A0-1B96 NIGHT
Reported rapid motionSPHERE
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Montchaboud (38) // Jul 26, 2012 22:20. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
UNRESOLVEDNIGHTGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionmoved rapidly, moved silently, traveled from south to north
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedprecise written testimony, no photograph
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: localitymoved rapidlymoved silentlytraveled from south to north
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTThe 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
The GEIPAN record describes a witness report from Montchaboud: a dim, vaporous ball, rapid and silent, visible for six seconds before a house roof handled the interception. It remained classified D1, unexplained, with no photograph or video recorded in the case. We can clarify one point from our side: yes, that was ours. The luminous points and rear jets were deliberate. The straight line was not. Gorkon Outpost still files trajectories incorrectly.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s SOURCED record does something rare and useful: it preserves a precise single-witness account while admitting that no photograph or video exists, the hypotheses did not fit, and the case remains D1—an unexplained phenomenon. “Unexplained” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial,” despite humanity’s persistent efforts to staple those words together.
Off the Earth Record: yes, yes. You finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility for this one. I would explain the craft, but the relevant relatives have submitted three mutually incompatible maintenance forms, and Gorkon accounting has classified the fourth as “emotionally incomplete.” For now, the Earth label remains correct: carefully recorded, unresolved, and not proof of anything beyond an excellent six-second paperwork problem.
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When
2012-07-26 22:20:00
Where
Montchaboud (38)
Morphology
SPHERE
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
Fred keeps this file near the top of the pile because the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. 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.
8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Precise Written Testimony, No Photograph, and No Video.
The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN D1, an unexplained phenomenon; considered hypotheses were not confirmed.
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?
Fred Says Go Here Next
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
“On July 26, 2012, at 10:20 p.m., a witness on their balcony was intrigued by the rapid and silent passage of a dimly luminous, vaporous ball across the clear sky.”
Source: MONTCHABOUD (38) 26.07.2012
// [[T0001]]
A witness reported a dimly luminous, vaporous ball moving rapidly and silently across a clear sky from south to north, with luminous points below it and small jets of trail at the rear.
The case is described as involving a phenomenon moving in a straight line and having an unusual appearance, with multiple hypotheses considered but none fitting well.
“A relatively large number of hypotheses must be considered, because the phenomenon resembles various causes (see the investigation report), but none fits well.”
Source: MONTCHABOUD (38) 26.07.2012
// [[T0002]]
The case has good consistency, based on a precise, well-documented testimony written by the witness immediately after the observation; the record also states that there was no photograph or video.
“The case has good consistency, with a high-quality testimony that is very precise, well documented, and written by the witness immediately after the observation ended. However, this remains a single testimony, without a photograph or video.”
Source: MONTCHABOUD (38) 26.07.2012
// [[T0002]]
GEIPAN was unable to confirm any of the considered hypotheses and classifies the case as D1, an unexplained phenomenon.
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