Earth File #2417 // SOURCED record

Chantonay luminous-object observation, 24 January 1976

On 24 January 1976, several people, including gendarmes, observed a distant luminous object in the sky over Chantonay between 7:40 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. It emitted green and orange lights, appeared to move perceptibly, and produced no reported noise. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable observation of Sirius, a star.

Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial

FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2417 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA

CASE FINGERPRINT
B27B-884E-02F1
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE

Reported motionLIGHT

FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata

LIGHT

Chantonay, Vendée, Pays de la Loire // Jan 24, 1976. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.

PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive

Witness pictureseveral people, gendarmes 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate

Motion traceReported motionperceptible movement, no noise heard

Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, official scientific 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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality perceptible movementno noise heard

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

The luminous object over Chantonay was ours. On 24 January 1976, several people, including gendarmes, observed it between 7:40 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., reporting green and orange lights, perceptible movement, and no noise. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable observation of Sirius. A reasonable assessment, given the available paperwork. Incorrect, in this instance, but reasonable.

Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer

GEIPAN’s sourced Earth Record is admirably unromantic: several observers, including gendarmes, reported a colored, apparently moving light, and GEIPAN classified the case B, assessing it as probably Sirius. That is an assessment, not a cosmic confession—and “unidentified” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial,” however much filing departments enjoy escalation. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes. You finally noticed us. This does not revise the human evidence; it means only that our side has elected to attach its name to a case your investigators reasonably treated as a probable astronomical observation. I would prefer a signed form, but interstellar accountability remains strangely underdeveloped.

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When

January 24, 1976

Where

Chantonay, Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Morphology

LIGHT

Evidence authority

SOURCED

Resolution

PARTIALLY EXPLAINED

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.
8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN assessed it as a probable observation of Sirius, a star; the case was classified B..

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 typesseveral people, gendarmes

Sensor typesNot stated

Evidence typeswitness observation, official scientific investigation

The case concerns an observation dated 24 January 1976.

Claim #24613 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Observation date 24/01/1976”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

The observation was recorded in the Pays de la Loire region and the Vendée department.

Claim #24614 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Region Pays de la Loire Department Vendée”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

GEIPAN classified the case as B.

Claim #24615 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Classification B”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

The source identifies the type of phenomenon as Sirius, a star.

Claim #24616 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Type of phenomenon Sirius (star)”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

The source summarizes the case as a probable observation of the star Sirius.

Claim #24617 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“Probable observation of the star Sirius.”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

On January 24, 1976, several people, including gendarmes, observed a distant luminous object in the sky between 7:40 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., emitting green and orange lights.

Claim #24618 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence

“On January 24, 1976, several people, including gendarmes, observed a distant luminous object in the sky between 7:40 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., emitting green and orange lights.”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

The object was reported to move perceptibly, and no noise was heard.

Claim #24619 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence

“This object moved perceptibly. No noise was heard.”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

GEIPAN states that the witnesses probably made an astronomical observation of Sirius, which is particularly visible at that time of year.

Claim #24620 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence

“All these witnesses probably made an astronomical observation of the star Sirius, which is particularly visible at this time of year.”

Source: CHANTONAY (85) 24.01.1976 // [[T0001]]

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