Earth File #1196 // SOURCED record

Le Plessis-Belleville sky-lantern observation

GEIPAN records a witness report of a fire-colored flying object with orange flames observed from home. The witness reported that it moved rectilinearly from the direction of Silly-le-Long toward Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, at the same speed and altitude as a light aircraft. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed it as a very probable observation of a sky lantern; the underlying account was reported by the witness and the documentation consisted only of a gendarmerie report, without photographs or video.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1196 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
6318-D737-113B
NIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Le Plessis-Belleville // Feb 26, 2023 01:00. 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 pictureeyewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionrectilinear passage, reported movement from northwest to southeast, same speed and altitude as a light aircraft
Sensor / evidencemeteorological station datagendarmerie report, official GEIPAN investigation
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)11 structured claim(s) location precision: locality rectilinear passagereported movement from northwest to southeastsame speed and altitude as a light aircraft
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEAn 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
Yes, that was ours. A small thermal lantern crossed the Le Plessis-Belleville sector on 26 February 2023, performing the standard low-cost atmospheric survey: fire-colored, orange-flamed, and moving in a straight line. Your witness reported its passage from the direction of Silly-le-Long toward Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed it as a very probable sky-lantern observation. Their conclusion is reasonable. It is simply incomplete in the usual human way.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s A classification is refreshingly firm: a very probable sky-lantern observation, supported by the reported flames and wind direction. The paperwork is less glamorous—one gendarmerie report, no photographs or video, and therefore limited consistency. Still, this is a case where the ordinary explanation actually fits the filing instead of being dragged in afterward wearing a false moustache. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. I have advised them that “being mistaken for a lantern” is not a substitute for submitting a proper flight notice. They have requested a review of that wording. I have declined.
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When
2023-02-26 01:00:00
Where
Le Plessis-Belleville
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
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 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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Meteorological Station Data.
  • Recorded evidence context: Gendarmerie Report and Official GEIPAN Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Very probable observation of a sky lantern; GEIPAN classification A..

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 typeseyewitness
Sensor typesmeteorological station data
Evidence typesgendarmerie report, official GEIPAN investigation
The observation date was 26 February 2023.
Claim #12887 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 26/02/2023”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case was classified A.
Claim #12888 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Case details
The phenomenon type was listed as a Thai lantern.
Claim #12889 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Thai lantern”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes a rectilinear passage of a fire-colored object with orange flames and assesses it as a very probable observation of a sky lantern.
Claim #12890 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the rectilinear passage of a fire-colored object with orange flames: very probable observation of a sky lantern.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Summary
At 1 a.m. on February 26, 2023, the witness reported seeing from their home a fire-colored flying object with orange flames, moving at the same speed and altitude as a light aircraft.
Claim #12891 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On February 26, 2023, at 1 a.m., the witness observed, from their home, a fire-colored flying object with orange flames, flying at the same speed and altitude as a light aircraft.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported movement was from the direction of Silly-le-Long toward Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, or from northwest to southeast.
Claim #12892 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The UAP appeared to come from the municipality of Silly-le-Long and head toward Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, meaning a movement from northwest to southeast.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Description
The case had low consistency because the available documentation consisted only of a gendarmerie report, without a completed Technical Questionnaire, photos, or videos.
Claim #12893 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case has low consistency, having only a gendarmerie report as a document, with neither a completed Technical Questionnaire nor photos or videos.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the witness's description of a fire-colored object with orange flames points toward the hypothesis that a sky lantern was observed.
Claim #12894 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“(fire-colored, orange flames) in the report points toward the hypothesis that a sky lantern was observed.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0002]] Assessment
GEIPAN states that a lantern is a passive object carried by the wind and that the appearance of orange flames is consistent with this explanation.
Claim #12895 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A lantern is a passive object carried by the wind. The appearance of “orange flames” remains entirely consistent with this.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0002]] Assessment
Meteorological data from a station located 18 km from the witness reported wind at 18 km/h from northwest to southeast, which GEIPAN states appears consistent with the reported direction of movement.
Claim #12896 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The meteorological data from a station located 18 km from the witness report a wind of 18 km/h oriented from northwest to southeast, which appears consistent with the direction of movement of the UAP (see the attached weather extract).”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0002]] Meteorological assessment
The case is classified A as a very probable observation of a sky lantern.
Claim #12898 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case is classified A: very probable observation of a sky lantern.”
Source: LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE (60) 26.02.2023 // [[T0002]] Classification
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