Earth File #2157 // SOURCED record

Reported saucer-shaped object from Saint-André-de-Cubzac toward Libourne

According to a person's letter, she and her daughter reportedly observed a saucer-shaped object for a few seconds while traveling by car. The reported object had a slightly yellow halo, moved slowly while rotating, appeared to descend toward the car, then gained altitude and disappeared toward Bordeaux. No other testimony was collected to corroborate or refute the account.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2157 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
9B56-3BDD-03C6
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported descending motionDISK
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
from Saint-André-de-Cubzac toward Libourne, Aquitaine, Gironde // Jul 20, 1977 01:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureadult woman, child or daughter 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported descending motionmoved slowly, rotated, appeared to descend toward the car
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness letter, uncorroborated witness account
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: area moved slowlyrotatedappeared to descend toward the car
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
Tovin Raal would call this display “plenty of information.” Tovin Raal also can turn a routine observation pass into an incident report without visibly trying. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes, that was ours. The letter reports that a woman and her daughter saw a saucer-shaped object for a few seconds around 1:00 a.m. on 20 July 1977, with a yellowish halo, rotation, a descent toward their car, and departure toward Bordeaux. The maneuver was routine, if slightly theatrical. Your archive classifies the case C—“lack of reliable information”—which is a perfectly efficient filing category for an operation we have just confirmed. ઘ
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED GEIPAN/CNES record preserves a brief letter account of a saucer-shaped object, while retaining classification C: “lack of reliable information.” That is a sensible label. A letter can preserve what was reported; it cannot supply corroboration by administrative optimism. The Visitors are claiming this one. I dispute them. Off the Earth Record, our internal files do not assign this incident to us—unless someone has once again confused a local mystery with a family maintenance problem. My younger cousin Pip Vell, a Krellian, did turn a Gorkon supply-cart run into a hallway race after drinking Quasar Foam, dent a storage door, and spend a week insisting it had always looked that way. He also collects Earth convenience-store cups. Still: wrong case, apparently. Please stop claiming everything with a halo.
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When
1977-07-20 01:00:00
Where
from Saint-André-de-Cubzac toward Libourne, Aquitaine, Gironde
Morphology
DISK
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Letter and Uncorroborated Witness Account.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; phenomenon type recorded as lack of reliable information.

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 typesadult woman, child or daughter
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness letter, uncorroborated witness account
The case record lists the observation date as 20 July 1977.
Claim #21943 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 20/07/1977”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as C.
Claim #21944 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Case details
The recorded type of phenomenon is "Lack of reliable information."
Claim #21945 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes an observation of a saucer-shaped object.
Claim #21946 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a saucer-shaped object.”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Summary
According to a person's letter, she and her daughter observed for a few seconds an object shaped like a saucer around 1:00 a.m. on July 20, 1977, while they were in a car.
Claim #21947 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A person testified by letter that on July 20, 1977, at around one in the morning, while in her car, she and her daughter were able to observe for a few seconds an object shaped like a saucer.”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported object was surrounded by a slightly yellow halo, moved slowly across the sky while rotating, and appeared to descend toward the car before gaining altitude and disappearing in the direction of Bordeaux.
Claim #21948 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Surrounded by a slightly yellow halo, the object was moving slowly across the sky while rotating on itself and appeared to be descending toward the car.”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that several people would be interviewed, but no other testimony was collected to confirm or refute the witness's account.
Claim #21949 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Several people would be interviewed, but no other testimony would be collected to confirm or refute this witness's account.”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Description
The case record lists Aquitaine as the region and Gironde as the department.
Claim #21950 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Aquitaine Department Gironde”
Source: [D670] from SAINT-ANDRE-DE-CUBZAC (33) to LIBOURNE (33) 20.07.1977 // [[T0001]] Case details
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