Sainte-Sigolène, France — spherical luminous object observed on 1 March 2012
A witness observed a spherical, luminous object in the sky at around 7:05 p.m. The object reportedly moved in a straight line at constant speed. GEIPAN classified the sourced case as A and assessed it as an observation of the International Space Station, with the time discrepancy attributed to a possibly inaccurate witness watch or orbital model.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1755 // CH 08 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 6746-8027-919E EVENING
Reported direction changesSPHERE
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Sainte-Sigolène, France // Mar 1, 2012 19:05. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDEVENINGGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported direction changesmoved in a straight line, maintained constant speed, did not change direction
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, official scientific investigation
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: localitymoved in a straight linemaintained constant speeddid not change direction
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTAn interesting report is allowed to have an explanation. This is why the label stays attached to the box even after the mystery gets less glamorous.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
On 1 March 2012, a witness in Sainte-Sigolène reported a spherical luminous object moving in a straight line at constant speed. The GEIPAN record classifies the case A and assesses the observation as the International Space Station; it separately notes a two-minute discrepancy, probably attributable to the witness’s watch or the orbital model. We were present only as observers. We did not cause the reported phenomenon. Our attendance was filed under “not operational.”
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this sourced case as A: the observation was assessed as the International Space Station, with the small timing discrepancy attributed to an inaccurate watch or orbital model. A gratifying outcome—once the paperwork stops arguing with the sky, the label fits the contents.
The Visitors, in AlienBox lore, were observers only; they did not cause this phenomenon, and their presence does not identify what the Earth Record describes. Family note: Aunt Vexa Vell once detoured from a routine observation route to watch an Earth drive-in from above, powered by Red Dwarf Stout and the confidence of someone who had forgotten that navigation lights are visible from below. Similar bad decisions elsewhere remain separate files. I know who borrowed what before I finish pretending I do not.
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When
2012-03-01 19:05:00
Where
Sainte-Sigolène, France
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
EXPLAINED
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. 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 and Official Scientific Investigation.
The source record includes a published resolution: International Space Station (ISS), as assessed by GEIPAN; case classified A.
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.
“The observation described corresponds exactly to the passage of a “large” satellite.”
Source: SAINTE-SIGOLENE (43) 01.03.2012
// [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The International Space Station was reported to have flown over France from northwest to southeast from 7:00 p.m. to 7:03 p.m. on the evening of the observation.
“The International Space Station, ISS, was flying over France that evening from northwest to southeast, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:03 p.m.”
Source: SAINTE-SIGOLENE (43) 01.03.2012
// [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The source attributes the two-minute discrepancy between the testimony and the reconstructed passage probably to an inaccurate witness watch or orbital model.
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