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LEVEL 03 // ARCHIVAL CASE RECORD [C-000246]

C-000246CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: CRAFTTERM-000160 (American-Football / Prolate-Ovoid Craft)

VALENSOLE RUGBY-BALL CRAFT (1965 REPORT)

Case-specific prolate/“rugby-ball” object reported by Maurice Masse near Valensole, France, resting on four legs plus a central pivot, fitted with a sliding door and departing with a whistle at very high speed. Landing-site marks were subsequently documented.

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Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”

SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-140001reported

“Masse described the landed object as about the size of a Dauphine automobile and shaped something like a rugby ball.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Initial craft observation”, PDF p. 2800

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-140002reported

“The object reportedly rested on four legs and also had a central pivot stuck into the ground.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Landing configuration”, PDF p. 2800

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-140004reported

“The two figures reportedly re-entered the object through a sliding door.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Departure”, PDF p. 2801

SUPPORTS

Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.

SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-140003reported

“Masse first saw the craft stationary in the lavender field roughly 200 feet away.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Initial craft observation”, PDF p. 2800

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-140006reported

“Masse said the craft shot away westward at enormous speed and vanished within seconds.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Departure”, PDF p. 2801

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-140007reported

“A visitor documented a shallow basin about 1.2 m in diameter at the reported landing site.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Ground traces”, PDF p. 2803

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-140008reported

“The central landing-site hole was documented at about 18 cm diameter and 40 cm deep.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Ground traces”, PDF p. 2803

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-140009reported

“Four shallow grooves about 2 m long were reported radiating from the central hole in a cross pattern.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Ground traces”, PDF p. 2803

SUPPORTS

Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.

SOURCE COMPARISON

Sound Emission

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CLAIM-140005reported

“The object departed with a whistling sound.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Valensole CE2/CE3” → “Departure”, PDF p. 2801

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