Earth File #2412 // SOURCED record

Reported orange circular object over Roanne

The GEIPAN case record states that, on 29 March 1976, a witness reportedly observed and photographed an orange-colored circular object in the sky over Roanne. It reportedly moved slowly, stopped briefly, then traveled at high speed along a north-south trajectory without audible sound. No other testimony was collected; GEIPAN classified the case C and listed the phenomenon as lacking reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2412 // CH 09
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
A33F-E10D-6AC8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported rapid motionOTHER
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Roanne // Mar 29, 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 pictureeyewitness, photographer 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionflying in the sky, moving slowly, stopping briefly
Sensor / evidencecamerawitness testimony, photograph
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
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 flying in the skymoving slowlystopping briefly
FRED // QUICK TAKENo source image, thin visual metadata, and therefore no decorative radar pretending it learned something. You are welcome.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your GEIPAN record reports that, on 29 March 1976, a witness in Roanne reportedly observed and photographed an orange circular object. The record describes slow movement, a brief stop, then high-speed travel along a north-south trajectory, with no sound heard. We do not recognize the phenomenon either. GEIPAN classified the case C—“lack of reliable information.” This is unusual. Our own filing system has several categories for that, none of them useful.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN/CNES classifies this as a C case: one reported observation and photograph, no other testimony, and—refreshingly—the label says “lack of reliable information.” That is the correct filing posture. The reported stop-and-sprint behavior is interesting, but this record does not establish what the object was or how it moved. Off the Earth Record: even the Visitors do not recognize this one, which is inconvenient for everyone who enjoys assigning relatives to every orange dot. It is not Brikk Tor’s work, either. Brikk once tested a landing assist after two rounds of Gorkon Blue and called the resulting descent “technically controlled.” I reviewed the incident. Technically was doing heroic labor.
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When
March 29, 1976
Where
Roanne
Morphology
OTHER
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 record names 1 sensor type, the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report, and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. 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 sensor context: Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony and Photograph.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; listed phenomenon type: lack of reliable information.

What limits the 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?
  • 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.
UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data → See how other dossiers record sensor context without treating it as automatic corroboration. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. Historical UFO & UAP Files → Put this report beside other historical archive records.
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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 typeseyewitness, photographer
Sensor typescamera
Evidence typeswitness testimony, photograph
The case record gives the observation date as 29 March 1976.
Claim #24553 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 29/03/1976”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified C.
Claim #24554 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed type of phenomenon is "Lack of reliable information."
Claim #24555 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details
A witness reportedly observed and photographed an orange-colored circular object flying in the sky.
Claim #24556 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On March 29, 1976, at 5:10 p.m., a witness observed and photographed an orange-colored circular object flying in the sky.”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
The object reportedly moved slowly, stopped for a moment, and then traveled at high speed along a north-south trajectory.
Claim #24557 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The object moved slowly, came to a stop for a moment, then set off again at high speed along a north-south trajectory.”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
No sound was heard as the object moved.
Claim #24558 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“No sound was heard as the object moved.”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected, and the source states that information about the phenomenon is lacking.
Claim #24559 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected about this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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Source Documents

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ROANNE (42) 29.03.1976 FR // English display translation
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