Earth File #580 // SOURCED record

Reported bright dome-topped object observation near Bannalec

On January 6, 1979, a witness reportedly observed a very bright, motionless, circular object topped with a dome approximately 15 meters above the ground. The reported object emitted blinding lights and a slight whirring sound, remained visible for about two minutes, then reportedly disappeared at very high speed toward the west after a swaying movement. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable observation of a helicopter based on the reported sound and swaying movement; no other testimony or ground traces were recorded.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
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CASE FINGERPRINT
4970-7932-D42D
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseDISK
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Bannalec, Brittany region, Finistère department // Jan 6, 1979. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureeyewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phasemotionless, emitted blinding lights, emitted a slight whirring sound
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedeyewitness report, 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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality motionlessemitted blinding lightsemitted a slight whirring sound
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEAn interesting report is allowed to have an explanation. This is why the label stays attached to the box even after the mystery gets less glamorous.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
That was ours. The Earth Record reports that a witness near Bannalec described a bright, dome-topped circular object, a slight whirring sound, and a rapid westward departure on January 6, 1979. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable helicopter observation, based on the reported sound and swaying movement. A reasonable terrestrial assessment. Incorrect, in this instance. Our departure was clean; the paperwork was not.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced record, classified B by GEIPAN, with the reported sound and swaying movement judged consistent with a probable helicopter. The dome and blinding lights make for better folklore, naturally, but the file contains one eyewitness account, no sensors, no other testimony, and no ground traces. That is not a cosmic verdict; it is a tidy reminder that “unidentified” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial.” Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. I have asked them to stop treating every landing as an interdepartmental surprise.
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When
January 6, 1979
Where
Bannalec, Brittany region, Finistère department
Morphology
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Evidence authority
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Resolution
EXPLAINED

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typeseyewitness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeseyewitness report, official scientific investigation, absence of reported ground traces
The case observation date was January 6, 1979.
Claim #6613 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 06/01/1979”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] case details
The case was listed in the Brittany region and Finistère department.
Claim #6614 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Brittany Department Finistère”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] case details
The case was classified B by GEIPAN.
Claim #6615 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] case details
The case summary characterized the observation as a probable observation of a helicopter.
Claim #6616 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“probable observation of a helicopter”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Summary
The witness reportedly saw a very bright, motionless shape approximately 15 meters above the ground; it was described as a circular object topped with a dome, emitting blinding lights and a slight whirring sound.
Claim #6617 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The witness then saw, 15 meters above the ground, a very bright and motionless shape. A circular object topped with a dome, emitting blinding lights and a slight whirring sound.”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness reportedly observed the object for two minutes and said it disappeared at very high speed toward the west at 10:04 p.m. after a swaying movement.
Claim #6618 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The witness observed the object for 2 minutes from a building. After a swaying movement, the object disappeared at very high speed toward the West at 10:04 p.m.”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected, and no ground traces were observed the following day.
Claim #6619 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected, and no traces on the ground were observed the following day.”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
Based on the reported sound and swaying movement, the witness had probably observed a helicopter.
Claim #6620 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“probably observed a helicopter.”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0002]] Description
The source lists the phenomenon type as "Identified phenomenon not indicated."
Claim #6621 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Identified phenomenon not indicated”
Source: BANNALEC (29) 06.01.1979 // [[T0001]] case details
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