Earth File #1279 // SOURCED record

Reported dark cigar-shaped object observation near Vire

Several people reported a silent passage of a dark, cigar-shaped object on 2013-08-10 at around 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Normandy/Calvados area. The reported object moved fairly quickly just below the clouds, apparently with the wind, and was observed discontinuously for 15 to 20 seconds. The official investigation classified the case as category C because distance and wind estimates were insufficient for a certain or approximate identification; aircraft, drone, or a wind-carried object such as an airplane-shaped balloon were presented as possible explanations.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1279 // CH 01
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionCIGAR
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIGAR
Lower Normandy, department of Calvados // Aug 10, 2013 19:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureseveral people 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionsilent passage, moving fairly quickly, moving just below the clouds
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness reports, official scientific UAP investigation
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)12 structured claim(s) location precision: region silent passagemoving fairly quicklymoving just below the clouds
FRED // QUICK TAKEMultiple witnesses are useful context. They still do not combine into a photograph when stacked carefully.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes, that was ours. The visitors confirm responsibility for the reported dark, cigar-shaped passage near Vire on 10 August 2013. Your archive records that several people described it as silent, moving fairly quickly just below the clouds and with the wind, during a discontinuous 15–20-second observation. The investigation classified the case as C, citing insufficient distance and wind estimates and retaining aircraft, drone, and wind-carried-object explanations. Admirably cautious paperwork. We still consider the matter settled.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record is SOURCED and unusually disciplined about its uncertainty: an official investigation classified this brief, silent observation as Category C, with distance and wind estimates too imprecise for identification. Aircraft, drones, and wind-carried objects remain possible explanations—not conclusions, merely the options left standing after the paperwork ran out. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility. I would enjoy the moment more if my relatives had not once again left me to reconcile “dark cigar” with an incident file containing no useful measurements. Still, the label remains correct: unidentified on Earth, ours in the family ledger.
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When
2013-08-10 19:30:00
Where
Lower Normandy, department of Calvados
Morphology
CIGAR
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 // Documentary Earth Record

Fred keeps this file because it preserves a sourced report that can be compared against the rest of the Earth Archive. Its value is documentary: the gaps remain visible instead of being filled with a more exciting story.

This dossier is primarily useful as a sourced documentary record. AlienBox separates what the source says from what Fred says about it and does not upgrade missing corroboration into certainty.

What strengthens the record

  • 1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
  • 12 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Reports and Official Scientific UAP Investigation.

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • The structured record does not establish multiple independent observers.
  • No published resolved-as conclusion is stored for this dossier.
  • 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?
  • Was a later investigation or mundane explanation published by the originating authority or another approved source?
  • 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 typesseveral people
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness reports, official scientific UAP investigation
The observation date was 2013-08-10.
Claim #13699 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“10/08/2013”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Observation date
The case is associated with Lower Normandy and the department of Calvados.
Claim #13700 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Lower Normandy Department Calvados”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified in category C.
Claim #13701 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed type of phenomenon is lack of reliable information.
Claim #13702 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
Several people reported a silent passage of a dark, cigar-shaped object on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at around 7:30 p.m.
Claim #13703 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Saturday, August 10, 2013, at around 7:30 p.m., several people were intrigued by the silent passage of a dark, cigar-shaped object in the sky.”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The object was described as flying with the wind, moving fairly quickly just below the clouds, with the discontinuous observation lasting 15 to 20 seconds.
Claim #13704 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“It was flying with the wind and moving fairly quickly just below the clouds.”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the testimonies were very precise and the witnesses very reliable.
Claim #13705 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The testimonies are very precise, and the witnesses very reliable.”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the phenomenon was moderately strange.
Claim #13706 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The strangeness of the phenomenon is moderate.”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source presents an aircraft or drone as a possible explanation if observation conditions prevented witnesses from noticing characteristic features.
Claim #13707 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“the phenomenon could correspond to an aircraft or a drone if the observation conditions prevented the witnesses from noticing certain characteristic features”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
The source also presents an object carried by the wind, such as an airplane-shaped balloon, as a possible explanation.
Claim #13708 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“or to an object carried by the wind (an airplane-shaped balloon).”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
The investigation information did not permit a certain or approximate identification of the phenomenon.
Claim #13709 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The information collected during the investigation did not make it possible to reach a certain or approximate identification of the phenomenon”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
The case was classified in category C because of a lack of precise information about the estimate of the distance and the wind.
Claim #13710 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Given the information currently available, this case is classified in category C, due to a lack of precise information about the estimate of the distance and the wind.”
Source: VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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Source Documents

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VIRE (14) 10.08.2013 FR // English display translation
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