Earth File #496 // SOURCED record

Versailles luminous object observation

A sourced GEIPAN case record states that three officers on patrol observed a luminous object crossing the sky from west to east in a straight, high-speed trajectory at 2 a.m. on June 6, 1980. The object was described as rounded at the front, pointed at the rear, and shining like a neon light; it disappeared over the horizon after four seconds. No sound was heard, and the case record states that reliable information was lacking.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0496 // CH 09
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
E017-4950-49B5
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported rapid motionCIGAR
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIGAR
Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France // Jun 6, 1980 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 pictureThree officers on patrol 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionCrossed the sky from west to east, Followed a straight trajectory, Moved at high speed
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness observation, Official GEIPAN/CNES case record
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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Crossed the sky from west to eastFollowed a straight trajectoryMoved at high speed
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
Tovin Raal would call this display “plenty of information.” Tovin Raal also can turn a routine observation pass into an incident report without visibly trying. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Not ours. The GEIPAN/CNES case record reports that three officers on patrol observed a luminous object over Versailles on June 6, 1980, crossing west to east at high speed for four seconds. The record attributes to it a rounded front, pointed rear, and neon-like light; it also records no sound. GEIPAN classified the case C, citing a lack of reliable information. We did not operate the phenomenon. Please direct further speculation to the appropriate terrestrial filing cabinet.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A GEIPAN/CNES case record gives us a brief, clean observation: three patrol officers reported a silent luminous object crossing the sky, then classified the file C—lack of reliable information. That is a sensible label. The description is specific enough to preserve, but four seconds, no sensors, and no further collected information do not manufacture an origin story. “Unidentified” remains a filing condition, not a passport stamp. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. Regrettably, that does not tell humanity what it was; it only means I cannot blame a cousin for the paperwork.
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When
1980-06-06 02:00:00
Where
Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France
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 typesThree officers on patrol
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness observation, Official GEIPAN/CNES case record
The case concerns an observation of a luminous object in the sky.
Claim #5630 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“observation of a luminous object in the sky”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Summary
The observation occurred on June 6, 1980, at 2 a.m., when three officers on patrol observed an object crossing the sky from west to east on a straight trajectory and at high speed.
Claim #5631 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On June 6, 1980, three officers on patrol observed, at 2 a.m., a curious object crossing the sky from west to east on a straight trajectory and at high speed.”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The object was described as rounded at the front, pointed at the rear, and shining like a neon light.
Claim #5632 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The object was rounded at the front and pointed at the rear and shone like a neon light.”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation lasted four seconds before the object disappeared over the horizon.
Claim #5633 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation lasted 4 seconds before the object disappeared over the horizon.”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
No sound of movement or falling was heard.
Claim #5634 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“No sound of movement or falling was heard.”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that no other information was collected about the phenomenon and that reliable information was lacking.
Claim #5635 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other information was collected about this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified C.
Claim #5636 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
The type of phenomenon is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #5637 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is associated with the Île-de-France region and Yvelines department.
Claim #5638 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Île-de-France Department Yvelines”
Source: VERSAILLES (78) 1980 // [[T0001]] Case details
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