Earth File #1202 // SOURCED record

Two anthracite-gray cigar-shaped objects observed at Solre-le-Château

The GEIPAN case record documents a single-witness observation of two anthracite-gray, cigar-shaped objects moving slowly through a gap in thick clouds on January 3, 2014, at around 3:10 p.m. GEIPAN concluded they were probably airliners, identified as flights AFR1263 and AFR1471, and classified the case B.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1202 // CH 04
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
EEB9-6D89-A60A
DAYLIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionCIGAR
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIGAR
Solre-le-Château (59) // Jan 3, 2014 15:10. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED DAYLIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoving slowly, visible through a gap in thick clouds
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedtestimony, official 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 moving slowlyvisible through a gap in thick clouds
FRED // QUICK TAKEAn 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
Not ours. We did not operate the two anthracite-gray, cigar-shaped objects reported near Solre-le-Château on 3 January 2014. Your GEIPAN record describes a single testimony concerning slow movement through a gap in thick clouds, then assesses the objects as probably two airliners: flights AFR1263 and AFR1471. The case received classification B, with some uncertainty retained regarding passage time and angular size. We have checked our logs. The paperwork contains no request from us, which is unusually efficient.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s investigation makes this a tidy case: a single testimony, no photographs, and a probable explanation as two airliners—AFR1263 and AFR1471—under particular viewing conditions. Classification B is doing useful work here: plausible, well-supported, not divine revelation. Off the Earth Record, this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; it merely prevents my relatives from receiving credit for routine aviation. The label on the box finally matches the contents, which is more than I can say for several departments at Gorkon Outpost.
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When
2014-01-03 15:10:00
Where
Solre-le-Château (59)
Morphology
CIGAR
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 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.
  • Recorded evidence context: Testimony and Official Investigation Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probably two airliners, flights AFR1263 and AFR1471; GEIPAN case classification B..

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

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typestestimony, official investigation record
The case records an observation on January 3, 2014, at around 3:10 p.m., involving two anthracite-gray, cigar-shaped objects moving slowly through a gap in thick clouds.
Claim #12963 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 3, 2014, at around 3:10 p.m., a motorist and his passenger were intrigued by the slow passage, through a gap in thick clouds, of two cigar-shaped objects that were anthracite gray in color.”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0001]]
The source states that a single testimony was collected.
Claim #12964 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was collected.”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0001]]
The investigation found that the reported altitude, height, azimuths, and distance from the witnesses were compatible with aircraft suspected of causing the observation.
Claim #12965 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“it appears that the altitude, height, azimuths, and distance from the witnesses of the UAPs are compatible with those of aircraft suspected of being responsible for”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0001]]
GEIPAN concluded that the observed UAPs were probably two airliners observed under particular conditions.
Claim #12966 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“We can conclude that the UAPs observed by the witness were probably just two airliners observed under particular conditions.”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0002]]
The two aircraft were identified as flights AFR1263 and AFR1471.
Claim #12967 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“These two aircraft were those on flights AFR1263 and AFR1471.”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0002]]
The testimony was assessed as having good consistency, being fairly precise but lacking photographs and coming from a single witness.
Claim #12968 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This testimony is of good consistency: fairly precise, but without photographs and coming from a single witness.”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0002]]
The case was classified B because it was assessed as a very probable observation of two airliners, with uncertainty concerning the aircraft passage time and the reported angular size of the objects.
Claim #12969 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“this case is classified “B” as a very probable observation of two airliners.”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0002]]
The case record lists the phenomenon type as Aircraft.
Claim #12970 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Aircraft”
Source: SOLRE-LE-CHATEAU (59) 03.01.2014 // [[T0001]]
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