Reported slow passage of an unidentified craft above woods near Neuville-Saint-Vaast
The GEIPAN case description reports that a farmer observed an unrecognized craft above the woods at around 6:00 p.m. on 17 January 1976. It reportedly moved slowly from east to west without audible noise; a powerful spotlight was switched on and swept across the plain. The craft had disappeared when the witness returned with his son. GEIPAN records no other testimony or information and classifies the case as C, with the phenomenon type listed as “Lack of reliable information.”
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 2418 // CH 17 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 713F-A943-F33F EVENING
Reported motionUNKNOWN
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
UNKNOWN
Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Pas-de-Calais // Jan 17, 1976 18:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATAEVENINGGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturefarmer 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionslow movement, east-to-west movement, no noise heard
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial GEIPAN case record, reported witness observation
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDNo 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
This one was ours. Your archive reports that, around 6:00 p.m. on 17 January 1976, a farmer observed an unrecognized craft above the woods near Neuville-Saint-Vaast. The case description says it moved slowly east to west without audible noise, while a powerful spotlight swept the plain for approximately one minute. It also reports that the craft had disappeared when the witness returned with his son. GEIPAN classifies the case C: “Lack of reliable information.” Accurate enough. Our filing system remains more confident.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record preserves a brief report of a slow, silent passage and a sweeping spotlight, then quite properly labels the case C: “Lack of reliable information.” That is not a verdict on the cosmos; it is a verdict on the file, which contains no other testimony or information. Sensible. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—we finally noticed us. I would prefer they also take responsibility for the paperwork. A spotlight is not a calling card, and “unidentified” remains an evidence label, not a family reunion announcement.
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When
1976-01-17 18:00:00
Where
Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Pas-de-Calais
Morphology
UNKNOWN
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
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 GEIPAN Case Record, Reported Witness Observation, and Gendarmerie Investigation.
The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN Classification C; type of phenomenon listed as “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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Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
According to the case description, the observation lasted one minute and involved a powerful spotlight being switched on and sweeping across the plain.
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