Earth File #2489 // SOURCED record

La Bazoge luminous spherical object observation — 14 January 1977

A sourced GEIPAN record states that two people observed a spherical luminous object at around 6:40 p.m. The object reportedly moved first from south to north and then from east to west. A sourced attributed account states that gendarmes observed a slow-moving circular luminous object in a westerly direction, larger in apparent diameter than a star, and that it remained visible until 9:30 p.m. No other testimony was collected; the case is classified C and listed as lacking reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2489 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
57B0-EAD7-69B7
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
La Bazoge // Jan 14, 1977 18:40. 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 observers, gendarmes 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved from south to north, then moved from east to west, slow movement
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness testimony, 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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved from south to norththen moved from east to westslow movement
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONShape 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
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
The La Bazoge luminous sphere was ours. On 14 January 1977, two people observed it at approximately 6:40 p.m.; the Earth Record reports movement first south to north, then east to west. The record also attributes to gendarmes an observation of a slow, circular light in a westerly direction, reportedly visible until 9:30 p.m. GEIPAN classified the case C for lack of reliable information. Fair. Our paperwork was worse.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A luminous sphere, changing direction and reportedly remaining visible for hours: interesting enough to file, not enough to solve. The GEIPAN record is SOURCED, but its own conclusion is Class C—“lack of reliable information”—with no additional testimony. Quite right. A shape and a duration are not a vehicle identification certificate, however much the paperwork yearns for one. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility for this one, though I recommend keeping that separate from the human file. Otherwise someone at Gorkon Outpost will classify it as corroboration, and I will spend another decade explaining the difference between an admission and evidence.
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When
1977-01-14 18:40:00
Where
La Bazoge
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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony, Official GEIPAN Case Record, and Absence Of Additional Testimony.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Case classified C; phenomenon type 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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Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typestwo observers, gendarmes
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness testimony, official GEIPAN case record, absence of additional testimony
On January 14, 1977, at around 6:40 p.m., two people observed a spherical luminous object that intrigued them.
Claim #25363 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 14, 1977, at around 6:40 p.m., two people observed a spherical luminous object that intrigued them.”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The object first moved from south to north and then from east to west.
Claim #25364 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The object first moved from south to north and then from east to west.”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
Gendarmes observed, in a westerly direction, the slow movement of a luminous object with a circular shape and a diameter larger than that of a star.
Claim #25365 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The gendarmes observed, in a westerly direction, the slow movement of a luminous object with a circular shape and a diameter larger than that of a star.”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The luminous object remained visible until 9:30 p.m.
Claim #25366 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“It remained visible until 9:30 p.m.”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
No other testimony was collected concerning the phenomenon, and the record states that information is lacking.
Claim #25367 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected concerning this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The case is classified as C.
Claim #25368 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Case details — Classification
The phenomenon type is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #25369 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 // [[T0001]] Case details — Phenomenon type
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LA BAZOGE (72) 14.01.1977 FR // English display translation
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