GEIPAN records that witnesses reported a low-horizon light source at 4:45 a.m. on 14 August 1980. The reported light was scintillating and yellow and moved very slowly. Other witnesses were identified during the gendarmerie investigation. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed that the witnesses probably observed Mercury.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 0491 // CH 03 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 0C52-1E79-38FB NIGHT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Buchy, Upper Normandy, Seine-Maritime // Aug 14, 1980 04:45. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINEDNIGHTGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitnesses, additional witnesses identified during a gendarmerie investigation 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved very slowly
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial GEIPAN case record, witness reports
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: localitymoved very slowly
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes. That was one of ours, operating low on the horizon over Buchy at 4:45 a.m. on 14 August 1980. The scintillating yellow light and very slow movement were intentional; the gradual reduction in intensity was a routine withdrawal, not a malfunction. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed that witnesses probably observed Mercury. A reasonable terrestrial filing. Incorrect, but reasonable.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this record B and assessed the reported low-horizon light as probably Mercury. A sensible label, at last: “unidentified” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial,” no matter how much paperwork one has available.
AlienBox lore, separately: yes, this one was ours. My cousin Mivra Qel borrowed an observation craft for a midnight Earth snack run, ignored a restricted corridor—as usual—and returned with six brightly colored frozen drinks and one novelty cup. The mileage remained unexplained. The Orinthian explanation, delivered over Red Dwarf Stout, was simply “the route became complicated.” Earth saw a slow yellow light; the archive saw a probable planet. Both records may stand. I am merely relieved the craft was eventually returned.
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When
1980-08-14 04:45:00
Where
Buchy, Upper Normandy, Seine-Maritime
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
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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 typeswitnesses, additional witnesses identified during a gendarmerie investigation
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial GEIPAN case record, witness reports, gendarmerie investigation
The GEIPAN case is titled “BUCHY (76) 14.08.1980.”
“Emitting a scintillating yellow light and moving very slowly, this phenomenon was observed for several minutes before disappearing while decreasing in intensity and volume.”
GEIPAN assesses that it is probable the witnesses made an astronomical observation of Mercury, which was particularly visible during that period of the year.
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