Earth File #2404 // SOURCED record

Dieppe observation of a luminous cigar-shaped object

A GEIPAN/CNES case record describes two people observing a luminous, very long, cigar-shaped object at low altitude near Dieppe at around 9:30 p.m. on June 18, 1976. The source records a steady northeast–southwest trajectory and no heard sound; only one witness statement was collected. The case is classified C, with a lack of reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2404 // CH 07
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
4DF8-E4FF-D793
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionCIGAR
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIGAR
Dieppe // Jun 18, 1976 21:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturetwo people, one collected witness statement 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionflew at low altitude, steady speed, northeast–southwest trajectory
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness statement
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: locality flew at low altitudesteady speednortheast–southwest trajectory
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN/CNES record reports that two people observed a luminous, very long cigar-shaped object near Dieppe on June 18, 1976, moving at low altitude along a northeast–southwest trajectory without audible sound. Only one witness statement was collected, and the case remains classified C for lack of reliable information. We confirm responsibility. It was one of our transit hulls, operating normally. The sound suppression worked. The paperwork, less so.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN/CNES record is admirably plain: one collected witness statement, no sound, and a very long luminous object; classification C, for lack of reliable information. That is not a confirmation of anything except that the paperwork declines to pretend otherwise. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. My aunt Vexa Vell, a Krellian with poor impulse control and a fondness for Quasar Foam, made one extra low-orbit pass to inspect the lights. She then discovered why “one extra pass” appears in so many incident reports. I knew who borrowed the craft before she finished denying it.
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When
1976-06-18 21:30:00
Where
Dieppe
Morphology
CIGAR
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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Statement.
  • 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 typestwo people, one collected witness statement
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness statement
The observation date is June 18, 1976.
Claim #24478 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“18/06/1976”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case is listed in the Upper Normandy region and Seine-Maritime department.
Claim #24479 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Region Upper Normandy Department Seine-Maritime”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified C.
Claim #24480 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case phenomenon type is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #24481 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source description states that two people observed a luminous, cigar-shaped, very long object in the sky at around 9:30 p.m. on June 18, 1976.
Claim #24482 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On June 18, 1976, at around 9:30 p.m., two people observed a luminous object in the sky that intrigued them: it was cigar-shaped and very long.”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
The source description states that the object flew at low altitude at a steady speed along a northeast–southwest trajectory and that no sound was heard.
Claim #24483 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This object flew at low altitude and at a steady speed along a northeast–southwest trajectory. No sound was heard.”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that only one witness statement was collected and that information about the phenomenon is lacking.
Claim #24484 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one witness statement was collected concerning this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
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DIEPPE (76) 18.06.1976 FR // English display translation
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