Earth File #1267 // SOURCED record

CABRIERES (34): light followed by oval dark mass

GEIPAN records that a female motorist intermittently observed a light followed by an oval dark mass with small integrated luminous disks above her vehicle at approximately 4 a.m. on 15 September 2013. The case is classified C because available information was insufficient to verify compatible hypotheses; nightclub lasers were considered possible but unconfirmed.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1267 // CH 09
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
1A03-4981-3A4A
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOVAL
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OVAL
CABRIERES (34) // Sep 15, 2013 04:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturefemale motorist, single witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionlight intermittently observed, light followed by passage of a dark mass, passed above the vehicle
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness testimony, no photograph
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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: locality light intermittently observedlight followed by passage of a dark masspassed above the vehicle
FRED // QUICK TAKEShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The 2013 Cabrières passage was ours. Your GEIPAN record reports that a female motorist intermittently saw a light, followed by an oval dark mass with small integrated luminous disks above her vehicle. The record classifies the case C, notes a single witness and no photograph, and says nightclub lasers were considered compatible but unconfirmed. Sensible conclusion, from the human side: unknown nature and origin. From ours: routine transit. The filing system remains technically correct.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN leaves this one at C: an unusual appearance, a single witness, no photograph, and not enough information to confirm even the nightclub-laser hypothesis. Sensible. “Unknown” is a conclusion about the record, not an invitation to staple a spacecraft onto it. Off the Earth Record, yes, yes—we finally noticed us. My aunt Vexa Vell, a Krellian with the dangerous confidence of someone who knows who borrowed what, once organized a three-cousin replacement job over Ionberry Ale. It would have gone perfectly if they had remembered which component they borrowed. They did not. I filed that report too. The family insists this was unrelated. The family is often optimistic about paperwork.
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When
2013-09-15 04:00:00
Where
CABRIERES (34)
Morphology
OVAL
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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 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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony and No Photograph.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Nightclub lasers were considered compatible but could not be confirmed; the source concludes the observation was of unknown nature....

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 typesfemale motorist, single witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness testimony, no photograph
The case is titled CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 and its observation date is 15/09/2013.
Claim #13598 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 Date of observation 15/09/2013”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified C and its type of phenomenon is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #13599 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification C Update date 23/06/2021 Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
The observation involved a light followed by the passage of a dark mass above the vehicle.
Claim #13600 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a light followed by the passage of a dark mass above the vehicle: lack of information.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0001]] Summary
On September 15, 2013, at 4 a.m., a female motorist intermittently observed a light in the sky followed by an oval dark mass with small integrated luminous disks above her vehicle.
Claim #13601 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On September 15, 2013, at 4 a.m., a female motorist intermittently observed a light in the sky, followed by the passage of an oval dark mass with “small integrated luminous disks” above her vehicle.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected, and the witness reported her observation in May 2014.
Claim #13602 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected. The witness reported her observation in May 2014.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The appearance was considered seemingly compatible with nightclub lasers on the night from Saturday to Sunday, but the hypothesis could not be confirmed from the available elements.
Claim #13604 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Appearance seemingly compatible with nightclub lasers (the night from Saturday to Sunday), but there are no elements making it possible to confirm”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source concludes that the UAP observed by the witness is of unknown nature and origin.
Claim #13605 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“the hypothesis. We can conclude that the UAP observed by the witness is of unknown nature and origin.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
The case is classified C because there is insufficient information to verify hypotheses that are fairly compatible with the observation.
Claim #13606 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“This case is to be classified as “C” due to a lack of information making it possible to verify hypotheses that are fairly compatible with the observation.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
The testimony is described as having good consistency but is based on a single witness and includes no photograph.
Claim #13607 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“This testimony has good consistency: it is fairly precise but comes from a single witness and includes no photograph.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
The observation is described as strange because of the phenomenon's unusual appearance, although its movement itself is common.
Claim #13608 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The observation is strange because it concerns a phenomenon with an unusual appearance, although its movement itself is common.”
Source: CABRIERES (34) 15.09.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
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