Earth File #2401 // SOURCED record

Reported observation of three luminous spheres near Cholet

A couple reportedly observed three luminous spheres near Cholet for a few seconds on 1976-07-02. The spheres were reported to move from west to northeast and quickly disappear over the horizon at an estimated distance of 500 meters. GEIPAN classified the case as C because reliable information was lacking.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2401 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
AC1D-909E-5713
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Cholet // Jul 2, 1976. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturecouple 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved from west to northeast, quickly disappeared over the horizon
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report
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)5 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved from west to northeastquickly disappeared over the horizon
FRED // ROUTING NOTEShape 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
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Those three luminous spheres were ours. Your archive reports that a couple observed them near Cholet on 2 July 1976 for a few seconds, moving west to northeast before disappearing over the horizon. GEIPAN classified the case C, citing a lack of reliable information; the record also states that no other information was collected. Accurate enough. We filed the complete transit paperwork with Gorkon Outpost, where it remains under review by someone with a stamp.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
Three luminous spheres were reported near Cholet in 1976; GEIPAN classified the case C because reliable information was lacking. That is the correct label, and I commend everyone involved for resisting the more fashionable label of “obviously visitors from somewhere.” A few seconds, one witness account, no sensors, and no additional information do not constitute a landing permit—only an unresolved report. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. Sela Venn, my Velyrian friend, tested a landing assist after the second round of Zero-G Root Beer and introduced the nearby countryside to her definition of controlled descent. She insists the parking beacons were written for less experienced pilots. I have filed the complaint.
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When
July 2, 1976
Where
Cholet
Morphology
SPHERE
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.
  • 5 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; 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 typescouple
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report
The case concerns an observation dated 1976-07-02.
Claim #24456 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“02/07/1976”
Source: CHOLET (49) 02.07.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
A couple reportedly observed three luminous spheres for a few seconds at a distance of 500 meters, moving from west to northeast, and the spheres quickly disappeared over the horizon.
Claim #24457 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On July 2, 1976, at around 10:15 p.m., a couple observed for a few seconds, at a distance of 500 m, the passage of three luminous spheres from west to northeast. They quickly disappeared over the horizon.”
Source: CHOLET (49) 02.07.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified as C.
Claim #24458 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: CHOLET (49) 02.07.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details, Classification
The case is categorized as involving a lack of reliable information.
Claim #24459 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Lack of reliable information”
Source: CHOLET (49) 02.07.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details, Type of phenomenon
No other information was collected about the phenomenon, and the source states that information is lacking.
Claim #24460 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other information was collected about this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: CHOLET (49) 02.07.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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Source Documents

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CHOLET (49) 02.07.1976 FR // English display translation
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