Earth File #470 // SOURCED record

LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 — reported observation of three points of light

On 31 October 1980, a motorist reportedly saw three points of light at low altitude, approximately northeast of his route. He had the impression that the lights followed him or stopped when he stopped, and reported hearing no noise. His wife reportedly made the same observation, and other witnesses came forward. GEIPAN classified the case B and concluded that the witnesses probably observed the Venus-Jupiter-Saturn astronomical conjunction.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0470 // CH 04
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
53A7-CCF5-6801
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Le Loroux-Bottereau, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire // Oct 31, 1980. 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 pictureMotorist, Motorist's wife 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseReportedly at low altitude, Approximately northeast of the motorist's route, The motorist had the impression that the lights followed him or stopped when he stopped
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness reports, 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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Reportedly at low altitudeApproximately northeast of the motorist's routeThe motorist had the impression that the lights followed him or stopped when he stopped
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMPart 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
Yes. Those three points were ours. We selected the Venus–Jupiter–Saturn conjunction as visual cover, which was efficient and required no paperwork on our side. Your archive reports that a motorist observed lights at low altitude northeast of his route, felt they followed him or stopped with him, and heard no noise. It also records that his wife made the same observation and that other witnesses came forward. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed the conjunction as the probable explanation. Both entries may remain filed.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record is SOURCED, and GEIPAN classified it B, concluding that the witnesses probably saw the Venus–Jupiter–Saturn conjunction. That is a respectable filing: several people can report the same lights, and the lights can still be planets. The impression of being followed is worth preserving as testimony, not promoting to propulsion. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes. You finally noticed us. We would like it noted that “probable astronomical conjunction” remains the better-supported human conclusion. Responsibility and evidence are separate departments, unfortunately.
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When
October 31, 1980
Where
Le Loroux-Bottereau, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesMotorist, Motorist's wife, Other witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness reports, Official scientific investigation
The case is titled LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 and has an observation date of 31/10/1980.
Claim #5339 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 Observation date 31/10/1980”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] case details
The case is located in the Pays de la Loire region and Loire-Atlantique department.
Claim #5340 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] case details
The case has GEIPAN classification B.
Claim #5341 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] case details
The case summary describes the event as a probable observation of an astronomical conjunction.
Claim #5342 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Probable observation of an astronomical conjunction”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] Summary
On October 31, 1980, a motorist returning from work reported seeing three points of light at low altitude in the sky, approximately northeast of his route.
Claim #5343 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“On October 31, 1980, while returning from work, a motorist saw three points of light at low altitude in the sky. The approximate direction of his observation was northeast”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The motorist had the impression that the points of light followed him or stopped when he stopped, and he heard no noise.
Claim #5344 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“He had the impression that these points followed him as he traveled or stopped at the same time as he did. No noise was heard.”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The motorist's wife reportedly made the same observation until 7:30 a.m., when she left for work.
Claim #5345 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“At his home, his wife made the same observation until 7:30 a.m., when she left for work.”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
Other witnesses to the same phenomenon came forward during the investigation.
Claim #5346 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“During the investigation, other witnesses to this same phenomenon came forward.”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn formed a conjunction that was particularly visible toward the east and very low on the horizon until sunrise.
Claim #5347 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“showed a conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn that was particularly visible in the sky toward the east and very low on the horizon until sunrise.”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0002]] continuation of Description
The source concludes that the witnesses probably observed the Venus-Jupiter-Saturn conjunction.
Claim #5348 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witnesses probably observed this phenomenon.”
Source: LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU (44) 1980 // [[T0002]] continuation of Description
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