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Witness typesprimary witness, companion who briefly observed the object
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, investigative reconstruction photograph, official GEIPAN investigation
The case metadata lists the observation date as 16 August 2022.
Claim #13361 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
16/08/2022”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0001]] case details
The narrative states that the observation occurred on 16 August 2023, creating a date discrepancy with the case metadata.
Claim #13362 // UNRESOLVED // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On 16 August 2023, the primary witness, from their home in Solomiac (32), observed from 2:00 to 2:30 a.m.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0001]] Description
The summary describes a long nighttime observation of a very bright point emitting red reflections and identifies Capella as the very probable explanation.
Claim #13364 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Long nighttime observation of a very bright point emitting red reflections: very probable observation of the star Capella.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0001]] Summary
The primary witness reported observing a round, very bright UAP rising slowly to the northeast and fairly low above the horizon for approximately 30 minutes, with a constant shape and red reflections.
Claim #13365 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“This UAP retained a constant shape throughout the observation and emitted red reflections.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness's companion briefly observed the UAP but did not provide a report.
Claim #13366 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness's companion also briefly observed the UAP, without providing a report.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0001]] Description
The report states that the investigation rejected airplane and helicopter hypotheses before concluding that the witness had probably observed Capella.
Claim #13367 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“After studying and then rejecting the hypotheses of an airplane and then a helicopter, the investigation concluded that the witness had probably observed the star Capella (see the investigation report).”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0002]] investigation conclusion
The investigation considered the reported white color consistent with a star and the red reflections characteristic of scintillation caused by low angular elevation above the horizon.
Claim #13368 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“White color, consistent with that of a star, and red reflections, characteristic of a scintillation effect caused by the star's low angular elevation above the horizon.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0002]] conclusion elements
Using the witness's reconstruction photograph, investigators found that the difference between the reported UAP position and Capella's position was 5 to 9 degrees in azimuth and 6 to 8 degrees in elevation, which they considered not significant given calculation and reconstruction error margins.
Claim #13369 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Once this precision had been established, the difference between the position of the UAP and that of the star varied from 5 to 9° in azimuth and from 6° to 8° in elevation, which is not significant in view of the margins of error associated with the calculations and the reconstruction of the”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0002]] positional comparison
The witness had rejected the star hypothesis, but the report states that Capella was located in the observed part of the sky that evening.
Claim #13370 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“However, Capella is the fourth-brightest star visible from the Northern Hemisphere (source: Wikipedia) and was indeed located in the portion of the sky observed that evening.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0003]] witness hypothesis and Capella location
GEIPAN classifies the case as A and describes it as a very probable observation of Capella.
Claim #13371 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies the case as “A,” a very probable observation of the star Capella.”
Source: SOLOMIAC (32) 16.08.2022
// [[T0003]] final classification
