Earth File #1138 // SOURCED record

Reported red/orange objects over Oullins

GEIPAN’s case record reports that witnesses observed about ten red or orange objects passing silently through the sky over Oullins at about 11 p.m. on 2 August 2014. The case was classified as B and assessed as a probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1138 // CH 17
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
5A0F-7617-86BA
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Oullins // Aug 2, 2014 23:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionpassed through the sky, silent, flew slowly
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official scientific investigation record
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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality passed through the skysilentflew slowly
FRED // ROUTING NOTEPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN record reports that witnesses observed about ten red objects passing silently through the sky over Oullins at approximately 11 p.m. on 2 August 2014. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable observation of Thai lanterns. Correct, as far as your archive is concerned. We were responsible. The lantern designation was our preferred administrative camouflage; humans continue to underestimate the usefulness of appearing mildly festive.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this sourced case B and assessed the reported red-orange lights as probable Thai lanterns. The slow motion and light-wind assessment make that explanation pleasantly unglamorous, which is usually a sign the label on the box is finally behaving. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes—we are taking responsibility. You finally noticed us, though the archive quite reasonably filed the incident under lanterns. I would object, but the visitors were silent, slow, and apparently committed to making my department look foolish. A modest success for the family, and an entirely avoidable paperwork problem for me.
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When
2014-08-02 23:00:00
Where
Oullins
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED

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 structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses 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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official Scientific Investigation Record, and Weather Report Analysis.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable Thai lanterns; GEIPAN classification B.

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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?
  • Did any radar, infrared, optical, telemetry, or other instrument record the event, and is that material preserved?
  • 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 typeswitnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official scientific investigation record, weather report analysis
The case observation date was 2014-08-02.
Claim #12337 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 02/08/2014”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case was classified as B by GEIPAN.
Claim #12338 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as "B":”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The case record identifies the phenomenon type as Thai lantern.
Claim #12339 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
Witnesses observed about ten red objects passing silently through the sky at 11 p.m.
Claim #12340 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witnesses observed the silent passage of about ten red objects in the sky at 11 p.m.”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The case summary describes the observation as a probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Claim #12341 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation of the silent passage of about ten red objects in the sky: probable observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Summary
The source states that the objects appeared as red or orange balls flying for a few minutes on a Saturday late in the evening.
Claim #12342 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The observation of red or orange balls flying in the sky for a few minutes, on a Saturday late in the evening, clearly suggests Thai lanterns released at the end of a celebration.”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the Lyon Bron weather report indicated very light, highly unstable winds, making it impossible to estimate the wind direction and correlate it with the observation.
Claim #12343 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The weather report for Lyon Bron (attached) indicates very light, highly unstable winds: it is not possible to estimate the wind direction at that time and correlate it with the observation.”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the objects were flying slowly, which is consistent with a light wind.
Claim #12344 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“It is nevertheless noted that the objects were flying slowly, which is consistent with a light wind.”
Source: OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
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OULLINS (69) 02.08.2014 FR // English display translation
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