Earth File #581 // SOURCED record

Reported orange fireball observation near Noyant-la-Gravoyère

The GEIPAN case record reports that a person observed a luminous phenomenon in the north-northeast sky around 7:30 p.m. on January 12, 1979. According to the reported description, the witness used binoculars and saw an orange, fist-sized fireball for about 20 minutes; no sound was heard, and the phenomenon disappeared into clouds. No other testimony was collected. The case is classified C for lack of reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0581 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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EVENING
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Noyant-la-Gravoyère (49) // Jan 12, 1979 19:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle person, witness using binoculars 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionremained observable for about 20 minutes, seen in the north-northeast sky, disappeared into clouds
Sensor / evidencebinocularsofficial case record, reported witness description
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
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 remained observable for about 20 minutesseen in the north-northeast skydisappeared into clouds
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.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your GEIPAN/CNES record reports that, on January 12, 1979, a person observed a luminous phenomenon in the north-northeast sky. According to the description, the witness used binoculars and saw an orange, fist-sized fireball for about 20 minutes; no sound was heard, and it disappeared into clouds. We did not cause or operate it. The case remains classified C: lack of reliable information. A sensible filing decision, for once.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A bright orange ball was reported for roughly twenty minutes, and GEIPAN classified the case C: lack of reliable information. Sensible filing. One witness, binoculars, no corroborating testimony, and a cloud-assisted exit do not provide much leverage beyond “something was seen.” Unidentified remains unidentified; it does not automatically graduate into extraterrestrial transport merely because the paperwork is old. For the AlienBox file: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case, but it does at least prevent my relatives from receiving credit for every luminous administrative nuisance on Earth. Aunt Vexa Vell once borrowed my access badge to show the younger cousins an observation deck, then discovered it logged every door. She brought Red Dwarf Stout as an apology. I already knew who had borrowed what.
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When
1979-01-12 19:00:00
Where
Noyant-la-Gravoyère (49)
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
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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 typessingle person, witness using binoculars
Sensor typesbinoculars
Evidence typesofficial case record, reported witness description
The case record is titled "NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979."
Claim #6629 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details heading
The case is classified C.
Claim #6631 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details section
The phenomenon type is listed as "Lack of reliable information."
Claim #6632 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details section
The source summarizes the case as a prolonged observation of a bright ball.
Claim #6633 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Prolonged observation of a bright ball”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Summary section
The source states that on January 12, 1979, at around 7:30 p.m., a person saw a luminous phenomenon in the north-northeast sky.
Claim #6634 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 12, 1979, at around 7:30 p.m., a person sees a particular luminous phenomenon in the north-northeast sky.”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description section
According to the description, the witness used binoculars and observed an orange fireball approximately the size of a fist for 20 minutes.
Claim #6635 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“For 20 minutes, the witness, equipped with binoculars, observes an orange fireball the size of a fist.”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description section
According to the description, no sound was heard and the phenomenon disappeared into the clouds.
Claim #6636 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No sound is heard. The phenomenon disappeared into the clouds.”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description section
The source states that no other testimony was collected and that information about the phenomenon was lacking.
Claim #6637 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected concerning this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: NOYANT-LA-GRAVOYERE (49) 02.01.1979 // [[T0001]] Description section
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