Reported round object over a field in the Cambrai region — 16 December 1988
A single witness reportedly observed a round, silent object stabilized approximately 20 meters above a field in the Cambrai region while driving at sunset. The reported object had four or six large lamps on its lower part, and the observation lasted approximately one minute. A light seen in a neighboring house was explained after investigation as resulting from military personnel using the farm during maneuvers; the reported object itself could not be identified. GEIPAN classified the case as D.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 0333 // CH 15 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 27D7-4C42-7363 CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Cambrai region // Dec 16, 1988. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINEDCLOCK // NOT PRECISEGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureSingle witness, Student driving a car 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionStabilized approximately 20 meters above a field, Silent
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness report, Official investigation
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)9 structured claim(s)location precision: regionStabilized approximately 20 meters above a fieldSilent
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
This one was ours. Your archive reports that, on 16 December 1988 in the Cambrai region, a student described a round, silent object above a field, with four or six lower lamps, observed for approximately one minute. We accept responsibility for that visit, though the human record could not identify the reported shape and GEIPAN classified the case D. Separately, the light in the neighboring house was explained as military use during maneuvers. Their paperwork correctly solved one mystery. Not ours.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record classifies this case D: the light in the neighboring house received a military explanation, while the reported object did not. That is the correct bureaucratic shape—one loose end tied off, one left in the tray marked “unidentified,” rather than promoted to “extraterrestrial” by clerical enthusiasm. A single witness, no sensors, and no further data about the shape make the remaining report interesting but limited. “Strange to very strange” and “medium to strong consistency” are assessments of the case, not a certificate from the sky.
Off the Earth Record: yes, yes. The Visitors are taking responsibility. Please stop sending me the duplicate forms.
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When
December 16, 1988
Where
Cambrai region
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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 typesSingle witness, Student driving a car
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness report, Official investigation
“Strange to very strange phenomenon / of medium to strong consistency”
Source: LES RUES-DES-VIGNES (59) 16.12.1988
// [[T0001]] Case details
A single witness reported observing a round, silent object stabilized approximately 20 meters above a field, with four or six large lamps on its lower part.
“On December 16, 1988, in the Cambrai region, at sunset, a student driving her car observed a round, silent object stabilized approximately 20 meters above a field”
Source: LES RUES-DES-VIGNES (59) 16.12.1988
// [[T0001]] Description
The reported object had 4 or 6 “large lamps” on its lower part.
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