Earth File #1238 // SOURCED record

Reported observation of a large white oblong shape near Niedersoultzbach, France, on 7 October 2013

A single witness reportedly observed a large, light-colored oblong shape that appeared motionless in the sky while traveling from Niedersoultzbach toward Bouxwiller. The observation reportedly occurred at around 2:15 p.m., lasted approximately three minutes, and ended when the shape was obscured by terrain. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable observation of a zeppelin, citing correspondence in shape, color, dimensions, route, apparent stationary motion, and lack of noise.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1238 // CH 08
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
5A50-4039-5A0A
DAYLIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseOVAL
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OVAL
From Niedersoultzbach toward Bouxwiller // Oct 7, 2013 14:15. 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 picturesingle witness, driver 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseappeared motionless, remained visible for approximately three minutes, became unavailable from view because of local terrain
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedsingle testimony
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)15 structured claim(s) location precision: locality appeared motionlessremained visible for approximately three minutesbecame unavailable from view because of local terrain
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. The white oblong presence near Niedersoultzbach was ours. Your archive records a single witness observing it around 2:15 p.m. on 7 October 2013, apparently motionless for approximately three minutes before local terrain removed it from view. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed a probable zeppelin. Admirable filing. Incorrect conclusion. We were conducting a quiet atmospheric passage, using the standard “look harmless” configuration.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced GEIPAN record classifies this as B: a probable zeppelin—an unusually satisfying case of a white oblong object turning out to have a terrestrial label. The route, apparent stillness, dimensions, and quiet propulsion all support that assessment. The Visitors are claiming it anyway. I dispute them: our internal AlienBox records indicate this was not ours, and someone has confused a zeppelin with a different filing. Off the Earth Record, my aunt Vexa Vell—a Krellian with a dangerous faith in “restricted” meaning “suggested”—once made the same mistake over Gorkon Blue. The resulting paperwork occupied several desks. She still knows who borrowed what.
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When
2013-10-07 14:15:00
Where
From Niedersoultzbach toward Bouxwiller
Morphology
OVAL
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.
  • 15 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Single Testimony.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a zeppelin.

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, driver
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typessingle testimony
The case is titled '[D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013.'
Claim #13302 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“[D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details heading
The observation date was October 7, 2013.
Claim #13303 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 07/10/2013”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as B.
Claim #13304 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN describes the observation as involving a white oblong shape and assesses it as a probable observation of a zeppelin.
Claim #13305 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation in a cloudy sky of a white oblong shape: probable observation of a zeppelin.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Summary
On October 7, 2013, at around 2:15 p.m., a witness observed a large, light-colored oblong shape that appeared motionless in the sky while traveling out of Niedersoultzbach.
Claim #13306 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On October 7, 2013, at around 2:15 p.m., while traveling out of the village of Niedersoultzbach (67), a witness observed a large, light-colored oblong shape, motionless in the sky.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation lasted approximately three minutes and ended when the object was no longer visible because of the local terrain.
Claim #13307 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“This observation lasted approximately 3 minutes, until the object was no longer visible because of the local terrain.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
Two minutes later, the driver stopped and attempted to find the PAN again but was unsuccessful.
Claim #13308 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Two minutes later, the driver stopped and got out of the car in an attempt to find the PAN again, but without success.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness estimated that the shape was less than 3 kilometers away and approximately 200 to 300 meters above the ground.
Claim #13309 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“200 to 300 meters. The sky was covered by a low cloud, with a ceiling below 400 meters.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
A single testimony was collected.
Claim #13310 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was collected.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN assesses that the zeppelin was likely flying over the area at the time because the observation date and location lay on the direct route from Pontoise-Corneilles in Vexin to Friedrichshafen.
Claim #13312 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“Since the date (October) and location (Niedersoultzbach) lay on the direct route connecting the zeppelin's departure base at Pontoise-Corneilles in Vexin to Friedrichshafen, it is likely that this zeppelin was flying over the area at the time of the witness's observation.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN states that the zeppelin's visual characteristics, especially its shape and color, correspond to the witness's description.
Claim #13313 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The zeppelin's visual characteristics, particularly its shape and color, also correspond to the witness's description (white oblong shape).”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN states that the zeppelin's dimensions are consistent with the witness's estimates.
Claim #13314 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“In addition, the zeppelin's dimensions (75 meters long and 19 meters wide, with a cabin approximately 10 meters long) are consistent with the witness's estimates (10 centimeters at arm's length, corresponding to a distance of 750 meters for an object 75 meters long, without distinguishing the gondola).”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN states that the zeppelin's helium-filled balloon and electric propulsion explain the absence of noise.
Claim #13315 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The zeppelin is equipped with a helium-filled balloon and electric propulsion, thus explaining the absence of noise.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN states that the zeppelin's maximum speed of 120 km/h could create an apparent stationary-motion illusion because the motorist and zeppelin were traveling in the same direction and on the same course.
Claim #13316 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Its maximum speed of 120 km/h can create the illusion that it is apparently stationary, especially since the motorist was traveling in the same direction and on the same course as the zeppelin.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as B: probable observation of a zeppelin.
Claim #13317 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as B: probable observation of a zeppelin.”
Source: [D701] from NIEDERSOULTZBACH (67) to BOUXWILLER (67) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]] Conclusion
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