Earth File #2163 // SOURCED record

Coux: three observations of a slowly moving yellow luminous ball

A student made three observations beginning at 3 a.m. on 28 May 1977, describing a yellow-colored luminous ball that moved slowly and disappeared without sound. GEIPAN records the case as classified B and concludes that the student probably observed the Moon. A subsequent observation of the Moon by another witness was reported at the indicated location.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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CASE FINGERPRINT
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NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Rhône-Alpes region, Ardèche department // May 28, 1977 03:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturestudent, another witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved slowly, disappeared, no sound heard
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial scientific investigation, witness observation
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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: region moved slowlydisappearedno sound heard
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Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The student’s three observations at 3 a.m. on 28 May 1977 are recorded as a slowly moving yellow luminous ball, silent before disappearing. GEIPAN classifies the case B and assesses that the student probably observed the Moon; another witness later observed the Moon above the indicated location. This assessment is reasonable. It is also incorrect. The yellow ball was ours. We were conducting a low-noise transit test, which remains an approved phrase at Gorkon Outpost.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED record, classified B, in which GEIPAN concludes the slowly moving yellow ball was probably the Moon. Sensible resolution: the follow-up observation found the Moon above the indicated location. The remaining mystery is mostly why a familiar object acquired such an exciting job title. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors were ours, and I know precisely how this happened. My old friend Sela Venn, a Velyrian, planned an elaborate covert return of a lost Earth dog. The dog inspected the ramp, decided the visitors were more interesting, and refused to leave. Sela blamed the parking beacon. She believes those are written for less experienced pilots. She is not entirely wrong, which is the administrative problem.
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When
1977-05-28 03:00:00
Where
Rhône-Alpes region, Ardèche department
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY 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
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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Official Scientific Investigation and Witness Observation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probably an astronomical observation of the Moon, according to the source..

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 typesstudent, another witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial scientific investigation, witness observation
The observation date was 28 May 1977.
Claim #21992 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 28/05/1977”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The case is associated with the Rhône-Alpes region and the Ardèche department.
Claim #21993 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Rhône-Alpes Department Ardèche”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The case is classified B.
Claim #21994 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The source lists the phenomenon type as “Identified phenomenon not indicated.”
Claim #21995 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Identified phenomenon not indicated”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The case summary describes the observation as a probable astronomical observation of the Moon.
Claim #21996 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Probable astronomical observation of the Moon.”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
Starting at 3 a.m. on 28 May 1977, a student made three observations of a luminous phenomenon.
Claim #21997 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On May 28, 1977, starting at 3 a.m., a student made three observations of a luminous phenomenon that intrigued her.”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The described phenomenon was a yellow-colored ball that moved slowly before disappearing.
Claim #21998 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A yellow-colored ball moved slowly before disappearing.”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
No sound was heard during the observation.
Claim #21999 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No sound was heard during the observation.”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The following day, another witness observed the Moon directly above the observation location indicated by the first witness, between 2 and 4 a.m.
Claim #22000 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Another witness came to the observation site the following day between 2 and 4 a.m. Directly above the observation location indicated by the first witness, he observed the presence of the Moon.”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
The source concludes that the student probably made an astronomical observation of the Moon.
Claim #22001 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The student probably made an astronomical observation of the Moon.”
Source: COUX (07) 28.05.1977 // [[T0001]]
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COUX (07) 28.05.1977 FR // English display translation
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