Earth File #615 // SOURCED record

Reported luminous-object observation at Beaufort-en-Vallée

The GEIPAN case record reports that several people observed a spherical orange luminous object around 10:50 p.m. on May 6, 1978. It reportedly remained motionless for several minutes, then moved silently along a south–northwest trajectory and disappeared. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed that the witnesses probably observed a satellite passage.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0615 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
F458-1FFF-6EDF
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseSPHERE
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Beaufort-en-Vallée (49) // May 6, 1978 22:50. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureseveral people 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseremained motionless for several minutes, moved silently, disappeared
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial case record, witness observation
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: locality remained motionless for several minutesmoved silentlydisappeared
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMAn 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. On 6 May 1978, at about 10:50 p.m., your GEIPAN record reports that several people observed an orange spherical light remain motionless for several minutes before moving silently south–northwest and disappearing. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed that the witnesses probably saw a satellite passage. An understandable administrative conclusion. The object was ours; the paperwork, regrettably, belongs to Earth. Gorkon Outpost still files these under “routine.”
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A GEIPAN/CNES record classifies this as B and assesses the observation as probably a satellite passage. Sensible: the report describes an orange sphere with an oddly stationary beginning, but “unidentified” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial,” despite humanity’s continuing enthusiasm for that shortcut. The filing’s own “identified phenomenon not indicated” label is bureaucratic poetry, but the assessment is clear enough. Off the Earth Record, yes, this one was ours. Nessa Qel, an Orinthian with a gift for turning errands into three-part operations, converted a Gorkon supply-cart run into a hallway race after too much Red Dwarf Stout. She dented a storage door, then spent a week insisting it had always looked like that. Earth noticed the light; I got the door report.
FRED // EXPENSE ACCOUNT DENIED

Buy Fred a Sublight Lager

The Gorkon Outpost has again declined reimbursement. Voluntary support keeps AlienBox running and does not purchase influence over Earth Record conclusions.

EARTH CURRENCY BUY SUBLIGHT LAGER // $5 Secure checkout via Stripe // funds settle to Orange-Hat, LLC
DIGIBYTE // DIRECT TIP SCAN OR SEND DGB dgb1q9dw0cfzr22n2efrad7l8340na90nlptjnthq0s
OPEN DGB WALLET →
Suggested: 500 DGB // any amount welcome // blockchain confirmation monitor pending
SUPPORT POLICY // Support payments are voluntary and never influence Earth Record evidence ranking, factual conclusions, or editorial treatment. VIEW FRED'S EXPENSE ACCOUNT →
When
1978-05-06 22:50:00
Where
Beaufort-en-Vallée (49)
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
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 typesseveral people
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial case record, witness observation
The case observation date was 1978-05-06.
Claim #7008 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“06/05/1978”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case is classified B.
Claim #7009 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Classification
On May 6, 1978, at around 10:50 p.m., several people observed a luminous object that was motionless in the sky for several minutes.
Claim #7010 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On May 6, 1978, at around 10:50 p.m., several people observed a luminous object motionless in the sky for several minutes.”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The object was spherical and orange, had irregular luminous intensity, and disappeared while moving silently along a south–northwest trajectory.
Claim #7011 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Spherical in shape and orange in color, it had irregular luminous intensity. It disappeared while moving silently along a south–northwest trajectory.”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The case summary identifies the observation as probably involving a satellite passing by.
Claim #7012 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“Probable observation of a satellite passing by.”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Summary
The source states that the people were probably witnesses to the passage of a satellite.
Claim #7013 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“These people were probably witnesses to the passage of a satellite.”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The case record lists the type of phenomenon as “Identified phenomenon not indicated.”
Claim #7014 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Identified phenomenon not indicated”
Source: BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 // [[T0001]] Case details, Type of phenomenon
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

Ask Fred About This File

Questions about the dossier get an Earth Record answer first, then Fred may add clearly separated off-record commentary.

Questions are conversation, not evidence. Fred cannot promote a claim, alter a citation, or improve a source tier because somebody asks nicely.

Related Cases

Source Documents

AlienBox displays translated titles when available. Canonical links always point to the original source.
BEAUFORT EN VALLEE (49) 06.05.1978 FR // English display translation
ALIENBOX CLEARANCE // EARLY ACCESS
Receive new dossiers before the humans organize them.
Join the early-access list for new sighting dossiers, major archive drops, Fred's notes, Visitor confessions, and future Clearance-only research tools.
HUMAN COMPLIANCE NOTICE // Fred and Visitor transmissions are AI-generated AlienBox editorial layers. Earth Record claims are separately sourced and audited. Ask Fred conversations are contextual explanations, not new evidence. Foreign-language source material remains immutable in its original archive; English display/analysis translations are stored separately with provenance. Scanner graphics, flashes and alien silhouettes are interface design only.