Earth File #486 // SOURCED record

Reported bright stationary object observation at Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines

The GEIPAN case record reports that a witness observed a very bright, stationary object in the sky at 3:30 a.m. on 24 August 1980. The witness reportedly saw a pale-pink parachute-shaped form detach from the object for a few seconds and continued observing the luminous object for more than 10 minutes. GEIPAN classified the case as C, citing insufficient information and no other testimony.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0486 // CH 06
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CASE FINGERPRINT
A2A7-D979-3BE5
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WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes // Aug 24, 1980 03:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureSingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseStationary in the sky, A form reportedly detached from the underside, Object remained visible for more than 10 minutes
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 Stationary in the skyA form reportedly detached from the undersideObject remained visible for more than 10 minutes
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMShape 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
Yes, that was ours. The witness reportedly observed a very bright, stationary shape over Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines on 24 August 1980, with a pale-pink parachute-shaped item detaching briefly beneath it. The witness also reportedly watched the luminous ball for more than ten minutes. GEIPAN classified the case C, citing insufficient information and no other testimony. Fair assessment. We had filed the deployment under “routine atmospheric courtesy,” a category your paperwork system has yet to create.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s SOURCED record gives us a bright stationary object, a briefly detached pale-pink parachute-shaped form, one witness, and no other testimony. Classification C is therefore less a cosmic verdict than a polite administrative way of saying the file cannot carry its own weight. The unusual detail is worth retaining; it is not, by itself, an explanation—or proof of visitors. Off the Earth Record, however: yes, yes, that one was ours. Someone finally noticed the drop-release, and now I am expected to explain why the crew filed it under “routine.” I have seen worse paperwork. I have also filed it.
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When
1980-08-24 03:30:00
Where
Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes
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 typesSingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness report, Official case record
The case observation date was 24 August 1980.
Claim #5493 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“24/08/1980”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Observation date
The case was associated with the Rhône-Alpes region and the Savoie department.
Claim #5494 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Rhône-Alpes Department Savoie”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Region and Department
GEIPAN classified the case as C.
Claim #5495 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Classification
The listed type of phenomenon was lack of reliable information.
Claim #5496 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Type of phenomenon
The case summary describes an observation of an object stationary in the sky.
Claim #5497 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of an object stationary in the sky”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Summary
On August 24, 1980, at 3:30 a.m., a witness observed a very bright shape in the sky.
Claim #5498 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On August 24, 1980, at 3:30 a.m., a witness observed a very bright shape in the sky.”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Description
The witness reported seeing a slightly pale-pink parachute shape detach from the underside of the object, visible for only a few seconds.
Claim #5499 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“however, the witness was able to see a slightly pale-pink parachute shape detach from the underside of the object. This parachute was visible for only a few seconds;”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Description
The witness reported observing the luminous ball for more than 10 minutes before going back to bed.
Claim #5500 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“the witness, on the other hand, observed the luminous ball for more than 10 minutes before going back to bed.”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Description
The case record states that no other testimony was collected and that information about the phenomenon was lacking.
Claim #5501 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected regarding this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-CUINES (73) 24.08.1980 // [[T0001]] Case details — Description
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