Earth File #1143 // SOURCED record

Motorist observation of a flaming orange-red sphere from Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen toward Meillac

A motorist observed a flaming orange-red sphere in the sky over a road at 23:58, perceived moving south to north while the car traveled north to south. GEIPAN assessed that the observation strongly suggested a Thai lantern, probably released nearby, but classified the case C because of insufficient precise information or corroboration; uncertainty remained about the object's actual movement and luminosity.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1143 // CH 15
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
BB71-ACAE-2513
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
from Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen (35) toward Meillac (35) // Jul 25, 2014 23:58. 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 picturemotorist 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionperceived moving from south to north, observed over a road
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, official scientific investigation
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)5 structured claim(s) location precision: area perceived moving from south to northobserved over a road
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
That was ours. The Earth Record describes a motorist’s observation at 23:58 on 25 July 2014: a flaming orange-red sphere over the road from Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen toward Meillac, perceived moving south to north while the car traveled north to south. GEIPAN assessed a Thai lantern as the likely explanation and classified the case C because precise information or corroboration was lacking. Understandable. We filed the operation under “lantern” to spare everyone a second form.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record is SOURCED: GEIPAN assessed the flaming orange-red sphere as probably a nearby Thai lantern, while retaining a C classification because precise information and corroboration were insufficient. Sensible conclusion, limited paperwork—an unfortunately common pairing. The perceived movement and luminosity remain uncertain, so nobody gets to promote this lantern into a spacecraft merely because it looked dramatic over a road. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility. I would prefer they stop turning routine field activity into human case files, but apparently that is too much to ask of my family.
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When
2014-07-25 23:58:00
Where
from Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen (35) toward Meillac (35)
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 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.

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What strengthens the record

  • 1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
  • 5 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN assessed a Thai lantern as the likely explanation, while retaining a C classification because of insufficient precise infor....

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth 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?
  • 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

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Witness typesmotorist
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness observation, official scientific investigation
The case records an observation by a motorist at 23:58 of a flaming orange-red sphere in the sky over a road.
Claim #12381 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation by a motorist at 23:58 of a flaming orange-red sphere in the sky”
Source: [D135] from SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) toward MEILLAC (35) 25.07.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the observation strongly suggests a Thai lantern, probably released nearby at the end of a private party.
Claim #12382 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“strongly suggests a Thai lantern, probably released nearby at the end of a private party.”
Source: [D135] from SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) toward MEILLAC (35) 25.07.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The object's movement was perceived from south to north, opposite the direction of a car traveling from north to south.
Claim #12383 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The movement is perceived from south to north, in the opposite direction to the movement of a car traveling from north to south.”
Source: [D135] from SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) toward MEILLAC (35) 25.07.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN classified the case as C because of a lack of precise information or corroboration, while uncertainty remained about the object's actual movement and luminosity.
Claim #12388 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “C” due to a lack of precise information (stationary witness) or corroboration.”
Source: [D135] from SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) toward MEILLAC (35) 25.07.2014 // [[T0002]] Description
The observation date was 25 July 2014.
Claim #12390 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 25/07/2014”
Source: [D135] from SAINT-PIERRE-DE-PLESGUEN (35) toward MEILLAC (35) 25.07.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
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