Earth File #620 // SOURCED record

Sourced observation near Évreux of a moving red luminous point with a weak radar echo

The sourced case record describes an observation on 23 April 1978 near Évreux, in the Eure department of Upper Normandy. An operations duty officer and watch personnel reportedly observed a moving red luminous point between 20:35 and 20:51 UTC, while radar detected a low-intensity echo at 20:44 UTC that lasted about seven minutes. The radar recording was unavailable, the echo was not confirmed by another radar, and a false radar echo could not be ruled out. GEIPAN classified the case D1; helicopter, balloon, and apparent Venus explanations were rejected or considered unlikely.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0620 // CH 13
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CASE FINGERPRINT
05DA-AAE9-ED17
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Air Base 105, Évreux, Eure, Upper Normandy // Apr 23, 1978. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
UNRESOLVED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureoperations duty officer, watch personnel 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoving, luminous intensity decreased
Sensor / evidenceradarvisual testimony, radar detection
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)13 structured claim(s) location precision: locality movingluminous intensity decreased
FRED // FAMILY MATTERAn open file with recorded sensor context. Fine. I was almost going to finish something today.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your GEIPAN/CNES case record describes a red luminous point observed near Évreux on 23 April 1978, with radar later reporting a low-intensity echo that lasted about seven minutes. The record also notes that the radar recording was unavailable, the echo lacked confirmation from another radar, and a false echo could not be ruled out. We did not cause or operate this phenomenon. It was not ours. Please file the denial beside the unresolved classification; bureaucracy enjoys symmetry.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
This is a SOURCED official investigation, and the interesting part is also the inconvenient part: a moving red light had a weak radar companion, but the radar recording was unavailable, the echo was not confirmed by another radar, and a false echo remained possible. GEIPAN’s D1 classification is appropriately modest. Also, only one testimony was collected despite multiple observers—a small administrative wrinkle with unusually good timing. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. That does not identify it, explain it, or improve the paperwork. It merely prevents my relatives from being blamed for every luminous object humans have not yet labeled.
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When
April 23, 1978
Where
Air Base 105, Évreux, Eure, Upper Normandy
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
UNRESOLVED

Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters

AlienBox comparative analysis from structured Earth Record fields // not a new source // not a change in evidence grade
Console archetype // Published-resolution comparison

Fred keeps this file near the top of the pile because the record names 1 sensor type and the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report. That combination makes the case useful for cross-archive comparison without changing its evidence grade.

The source record includes a published resolution field. AlienBox treats it as an attributed source assessment to compare with the original report, not as an AlienBox verdict.

What strengthens the record

  • 1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
  • 13 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Radar.
  • Recorded evidence context: Visual Testimony, Radar Detection, and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN D1 classification; helicopter, balloon, and Venus explanations were rejected or considered unlikely, but a false radar echo....

What limits the record

  • The structured record does not establish multiple independent observers.
  • The current dossier is anchored to one source network rather than independent source networks.

What would help resolve it

  • Can the originating record establish an exact number of observers and whether their observations were independent?
  • Can the source establish a usable duration for the observation rather than only a date or narrative sequence?

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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 typesoperations duty officer, watch personnel
Sensor typesradar
Evidence typesvisual testimony, radar detection, official scientific investigation
The case concerns an observation on 23 April 1978 in Upper Normandy's Eure department.
Claim #7069 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 23/04/1978 Region Upper Normandy Department Eure”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0001]] case details
Between 20:35 UTC and 20:51 UTC, an operations duty officer at Air Base 105 in Évreux observed a red luminous point at an altitude between 10° and 15° and estimated its bearing at 300 from Évreux base.
Claim #7070 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Sunday, 23 April 1978, between 20:35 UTC and 20:51 UTC, following a telephone call, an operations duty officer at Air Base 105 in Évreux (27) observed a red luminous point at an altitude between 10° and 15°: its position was estimated at bearing 300 from Évreux base.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
Watch personnel also observed the phenomenon, and its luminous intensity decreased.
Claim #7071 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The watch personnel also observed the phenomenon, whose luminous intensity decreased.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
At 20:44 UTC, radar detected an echo at bearing 300 from the station, 18 nautical miles away, moving toward bearing 330 at an estimated speed of 30 to 40 knots.
Claim #7072 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The officer requested radar assistance, and at 20:44 UTC it detected an echo at bearing 300 from the station, at a distance of 18 nautical miles, moving toward bearing 330 at an estimated speed of 30 to 40 knots.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0001]] Description
The visual observations ended and radar operation ceased at 20:51 UTC.
Claim #7073 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“marked the end of the visual observations and the cessation of radar operation.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
The radar recording was unavailable; the radar trace had very low intensity rated 1/5 but lasted 7 minutes.
Claim #7076 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“for which we unfortunately do not have the recording and whose very low intensity (1/5), but long duration (7 minutes), should be noted.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
Only one testimony was collected.
Claim #7077 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one testimony was collected.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
The GEPAN investigation rejected the helicopter and balloon hypotheses.
Claim #7078 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The GEPAN investigation rejected the helicopter and balloon hypotheses.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
The investigation states that confusion with Venus appears extremely unlikely because the reported phenomenon's position differed notably from Venus's position.
Claim #7079 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“Nevertheless, since the PAN’s position was notably different (azimuth 300° to 330° and elevation 10° to 15°), confusion with Venus appears extremely unlikely.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
The low-intensity radar measurement was not confirmed by the other radar at Cinq-Mars-La-Pile and should be treated cautiously.
Claim #7080 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The low-intensity radar measurement, not confirmed by the other radar at Cinq-Mars-La-Pile, must be considered with caution.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
A false radar echo, such as a secondary reflection, cannot be ruled out.
Claim #7081 // UNRESOLVED // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A false echo cannot be ruled out, for example a secondary reflection.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as D1, describing the phenomenon as moderately strange and distant and the testimony as of good consistency.
Claim #7082 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as D1: the phenomenon is moderately strange and distant, but the testimony is of good consistency.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0002]] Description
The case record describes the observation as a moving red point in the sky accompanied by a weak radar echo lasting 7 minutes.
Claim #7083 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a moving red point in the sky and a weak radar echo lasting 7 minutes: moderately strange unidentified phenomenon.”
Source: FAUVILLE (27) 23.04.1978 // [[T0001]] Summary
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