Earth File #2407 // SOURCED record

Reported observation of two conical red balls near Miramont-d'Astarac

The case record reports that, during the night of 18–19 May 1976 at around 2 a.m., a sole witness observed two conical red balls passing toward the northeast near Miramont-d'Astarac. No ground trace was found near the witness's home. GEIPAN classified the case C due to a lack of information and listed 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 2407 // CH 08
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
4541-B712-A64E
NIGHT
? WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Miramont-d'Astarac // May 19, 1976 02:00. 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 picturesole witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionpassed or moved toward the northeast
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, ground-trace check
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)5 structured claim(s) location precision: locality passed or moved toward the northeast
FRED // ROUTING NOTENo source image, thin visual metadata, and therefore no decorative radar pretending it learned something. You are welcome.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
Mivra Qel would call this display “plenty of information.” Mivra Qel also has never encountered a restricted corridor she considered personally binding. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We accept responsibility for the two conical red balls reported near Miramont-d’Astarac during the night of 18–19 May 1976. They were ours, moving northeast, and the absence of a ground trace was entirely intentional. The human record remains properly cautious: GEIPAN classified the case C for lack of information and listed it as “Lack of reliable information.” A reasonable administrative outcome. Gorkon Outpost still has the reimbursement forms.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record gives us two conical red balls, a northeastward passage, one witness, no ground trace, and—most importantly—classification C for lack of information. That is a careful filing decision, not an invitation to promote the cones to interplanetary celebrities. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes. You finally noticed us. Unfortunately, responsibility is not the same as useful documentation; the report still does not establish what was observed. I have requested the usual supplementary paperwork. It will arrive shortly after the universe ends.
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When
1976-05-19 02:00:00
Where
Miramont-d'Astarac
Morphology
OTHER
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.
  • 5 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Ground Trace Check.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C: lack of information; 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 typessole witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, ground-trace check
The case record lists the observation date as 19 May 1976.
Claim #24513 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“19/05/1976”
Source: MIRAMONT-D'ASTARAC (32) 19.05.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
During the night of May 18–19, 1976, at around 2 a.m., a witness observed two conical red balls passing toward the northeast.
Claim #24514 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“During the night of May 18–19, 1976, at around 2 a.m., a witness observed two conical red balls passing toward the northeast.”
Source: MIRAMONT-D'ASTARAC (32) 19.05.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
No trace on the ground was found near the home of the sole witness to the phenomenon.
Claim #24515 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“No trace on the ground was found in the vicinity of the home of the sole witness to the phenomenon.”
Source: MIRAMONT-D'ASTARAC (32) 19.05.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified C due to a lack of information.
Claim #24516 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified C due to a lack of information.”
Source: MIRAMONT-D'ASTARAC (32) 19.05.1976 // [[T0001]] Description
The case record lists the type of phenomenon as "Lack of reliable information."
Claim #24517 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Lack of reliable information”
Source: MIRAMONT-D'ASTARAC (32) 19.05.1976 // [[T0001]] Case details, Type of phenomenon
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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MIRAMONT-D'ASTARAC (32) 19.05.1976 FR // English display translation
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