Earth File #173 // SOURCED record

Reported cylindrical-object observation near Ét​​ables-sur-Mer

A witness reportedly observed an aluminum-colored cylindrical object from a car at around 2:45 a.m. on October 1, 1995. The object reportedly produced a strong orange light, was approximately 1 meter in diameter, remained visible for about one minute, and made no noticed noise. The GEIPAN case record states that no other information could be collected, classifies the case C, and lists the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0173 // CH 15
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CASE FINGERPRINT
3169-B048-B2E4
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionCIGAR
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIGAR
Ét​​ables-sur-Mer, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany // Oct 1, 1995 02:45. 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 in a car 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionProduced a strong orange light, Visible for approximately one minute, No noise noticed
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedOfficial GEIPAN case record, Witness report
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
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1 document(s)1 source node(s)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Produced a strong orange lightVisible for approximately one minuteNo noise noticed
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 reports that, around 2:45 a.m. on October 1, 1995, a witness in a car observed an aluminum-colored cylinder and reportedly saw a strong orange light for about one minute. The record also says no noise was noticed, no other information could be collected, and classifies the case C: “lack of reliable information.” We did not cause or operate this phenomenon. Please file the accusation under “premature attribution,” adjacent to the forms for objects we have not met.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record preserves a brief report of a cylindrical, orange-lit object, then quite properly classifies the case C: lack of reliable information. That is not a conclusion about what the object was; it is a conclusion about what the file can support. An important distinction, routinely misplaced by people who treat an empty evidence cupboard as a window to the stars. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. I checked the usual family routing before saying so. That does not identify the visitor, explain the light, or repair the single-witness account. It merely removes one tempting answer—and leaves the paperwork exactly where humanity found it: neatly labeled, fundamentally unresolved.
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When
1995-10-01 02:45:00
Where
Ét​​ables-sur-Mer, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Morphology
CIGAR
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 in a car
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesOfficial GEIPAN case record, Witness report
The GEIPAN case record identifies the observation date as 01/10/1995.
Claim #2149 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Date of observation 01/10/1995”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is associated with Brittany and the department of Côtes-d'Armor.
Claim #2150 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Brittany Department Côtes-d'Armor”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified C.
Claim #2151 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed type of phenomenon is lack of reliable information.
Claim #2152 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Case details
A witness in his car reportedly observed an aluminum-colored, cylindrical object on October 1, 1995, at around 2:45 a.m.
Claim #2153 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On October 1, 1995, at around 2:45 a.m., a witness in his car observed an aluminum-colored, cylindrical object.”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness reportedly observed a strong orange light coming from a cylinder approximately 1 meter in diameter for one minute.
Claim #2154 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“For one minute, he observed a strong orange light coming from a cylinder approximately 1 meter in diameter.”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Description
No noise was noticed during the observation.
Claim #2155 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“No noise was noticed.”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Description
No other information could be collected about the observation.
Claim #2156 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other information could be collected.”
Source: ETABLES-SUR-MER (22) 01.10.1995 // [[T0001]] Description
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