Earth File #1222 // SOURCED record

Romainville (93) luminous balls observation

On December 9, 2013, at 17:15, a witness observed four compact, bright red luminous balls passing through the sky. Two were followed by two others; they appeared to travel in formation, disappeared while gaining altitude, and were photographed. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as a probable observation of Thai lanterns, with the wind-carried-object hypothesis fitting well.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1222 // CH 02
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
29F8-034B-F362
DAYLIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Romainville (93) // Dec 9, 2013 17:15. 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 picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionpassed through the sky, traveled in formation, disappeared while gaining altitude
Sensor / evidencephotographsphotographic evidence, official scientific 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)5 structured claim(s) location precision: locality passed through the skytraveled in formationdisappeared while gaining altitude
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDAn 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
Those four red lights over Romainville were ours. Two went first, with two more following in formation; the ascent and disappearance were intentional, not a navigational emergency. Your record reports that a witness observed them at 17:15 on December 9, 2013, and took photographs. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed a probable Thai-lantern explanation, noting that wind-carried objects fit well. A respectable filing. Incorrect, but respectable. Gorkon Outpost still uses the same formation protocol.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this SOURCED case as B: a probable observation of Thai lanterns, with the wind-carried-object explanation fitting well. Sensible. The formation looks orderly only until one remembers that wind has never submitted a flight plan. The Visitors are claiming this one. I dispute them. Off the Earth Record, our internal files place no AlienBox craft here. My cousin Zarnok Vell, a Krellian, once borrowed an observation craft for a midnight Earth snack run and returned with six brightly colored frozen drinks, one novelty cup, and no acceptable explanation for the mileage. He apologizes by bringing snacks, which is how I suspect this case was confused with another family incident. That is AlienBox lore, not Earth evidence.
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When
2013-12-09 17:15:00
Where
Romainville (93)
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
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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, the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report, and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. 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.
  • 5 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Photographs.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photographic Evidence and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as a probable observation of Thai lanterns; a wind-carried-object explanation fit....

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 typeswitness
Sensor typesphotographs
Evidence typesphotographic evidence, official scientific investigation
The case concerns an observation of four bright red luminous balls passing through the sky, with a probable explanation of Thai lanterns passing by.
Claim #13164 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of four bright red luminous balls passing through the sky: probable observation of Thai lanterns passing by.”
Source: ROMAINVILLE (93) 09.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Summary
On December 9, 2013, at 5:15 p.m., a witness observed two compact, bright red luminous balls followed by two others and took several photographs.
Claim #13165 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On December 9, 2013, at 5:15 p.m., a witness observes two compact, bright red luminous balls passing through the clear sky, followed by two others.”
Source: ROMAINVILLE (93) 09.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The luminous balls behaved like a formation and disappeared while gaining altitude.
Claim #13166 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The balls behave like a formation. They disappear while gaining altitude.”
Source: ROMAINVILLE (93) 09.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the wind-carried-object hypothesis fits well and that the luminous balls naturally evoke Thai lanterns.
Claim #13167 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“These luminous balls carried by the wind naturally evoke Thai lanterns.”
Source: ROMAINVILLE (93) 09.12.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as B, described as a probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Claim #13169 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B,” a probable observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: ROMAINVILLE (93) 09.12.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
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ROMAINVILLE (93) 09.12.2013 FR // English display translation
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