Reported white-object observation in Maisons-Alfort
The GEIPAN record lists an observation on 13 August 1988 in Maisons-Alfort, in the Île-de-France region and Val-de-Marne department. A witness reportedly observed a white object for about ten minutes and identified it as probably an ultralight aircraft. The case is classified B; the source also contains a date discrepancy, with the description stating August 11, 1988.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 2361 // CH 17 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 80F0-36D6-218B CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
Reported motionUNKNOWN
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
UNKNOWN
Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, Val-de-Marne // Aug 13, 1988. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINEDCLOCK // NOT PRECISEGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionobserved for about ten minutes
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official GEIPAN case record
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)6 structured claim(s)location precision: localityobserved for about ten minutes
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
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
We did not operate the reported white object over Maisons-Alfort. Your GEIPAN record describes a witness report lasting about ten minutes, with the witness identifying it as probably an ultralight aircraft. The case is classified B, and the record assesses it similarly. Its paperwork lists 13 August 1988, while the description says August 11. We deny involvement; the date discrepancy remains entirely your archive’s responsibility.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN record gives us a sensible classification B and a probable ultralight—refreshingly, an object allowed to remain an object. The filing still has one small bureaucratic crater: the case details say 13 August, while the description says August 11. That is not evidence of a second flight; it is evidence that calendars occasionally defeat institutions.
For the AlienBox record, plainly: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case, of course. Off the Earth Record, my aunt Vexa Vell once borrowed an observation craft for a snack run and returned with Red Dwarf Stout, six frozen drinks, and a novelty cup. I knew who had borrowed it before I finished pretending otherwise. Different incident. Same paperwork headache.
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When
August 13, 1988
Where
Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, Val-de-Marne
Morphology
UNKNOWN
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
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.
6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official GEIPAN Case Record.
The source record includes a published resolution: Probably an ultralight aircraft, according to the GEIPAN case record and witness identification.
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 August 11, 1988, a witness observed for about ten minutes the passage of a white object that he himself identified as probably being an ultralight aircraft.”
“On August 11, 1988, a witness observed for about ten minutes the passage of a white object that he himself identified as probably being an ultralight aircraft.”
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