Earth File #373 // SOURCED record

Coulaines bright white light observation

The GEIPAN case page records an observation by two witnesses on 31 August 1984. According to the case description, a large stationary white light was seen below the Moon, then reportedly lengthened into a rugby-ball shape, moved above the Moon, and became two white lights apparently connected by a compact mass. The case description states that no noise or smoke trail was observed and that the phenomenon disappeared abruptly.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0373 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
592D-AE44-1574
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Coulaines (72) // Aug 31, 1984. 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 picturetwo witnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phasestationary, moved across the sky, lengthened
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official 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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality stationarymoved across the skylengthened
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDShape 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 describes two witnesses reporting a stationary white light below the Moon, later changing shape and appearing as two lights connected by a compact mass. The record also states that no noise or smoke trail was observed, and that the phenomenon disappeared abruptly. It classifies the case C: lack of reliable information. Correct classification, from the human filing perspective. From ours: a visual decoy test. The paperwork performed admirably by remaining inconclusive.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN/CNES record is sourced, but its conclusion is refreshingly unwilling to cosplay as an answer: Classification C, “lack of reliable information.” It preserves a two-witness report of a bright light changing form and position, while providing no independent measurement or explanation. Interesting, yes. Extraterrestrial, no—not on this file. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. This has Sela Venn’s handwriting all over it: my Velyrian friend once attempted a surprise visit to my desk, hid badly behind equipment built for much smaller species, and still expected me to act surprised. She arrived carrying Sublight Lager and maintained that parking beacons are written for less experienced pilots. They always say that after parking badly.
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When
August 31, 1984
Where
Coulaines (72)
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typestwo witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official case record
The case page records the observation date as 31 August 1984.
Claim #4356 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“31/08/1984”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case is classified C.
Claim #4357 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Classification
The listed phenomenon type is lack of reliable information.
Claim #4358 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Type of phenomenon
The case summary describes a very bright white light moving across the sky.
Claim #4359 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Very bright white light moving across the sky”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Summary
According to the case description, on August 31, 1984, between 9:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., two witnesses saw a large, stationary white light below the Moon.
Claim #4360 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On August 31, 1984, between 9:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., two witnesses saw a large, stationary white light below the Moon.”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
According to the witnesses, during the following 10 minutes the light lengthened into a rugby-ball shape, moved above the Moon, and became two distinct white lights.
Claim #4361 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“During the following 10 minutes of observation, this light lengthened to take the shape of a rugby ball, moved to a position above the Moon, and took the form of two distinct white lights.”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The witnesses reportedly said that the two lights appeared connected by a compact mass.
Claim #4362 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“According to the witnesses, these lights appeared to be connected to each other by a compact mass.”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The case description states that no noise or smoke trail was observed and that the phenomenon disappeared abruptly.
Claim #4363 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No noise or trace of smoke was observed. The phenomenon disappeared abruptly.”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The case page states that no other information was collected about the phenomenon.
Claim #4364 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other information was collected about this phenomenon.”
Source: COULAINES (72) 1984 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
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