Earth File #1290 // SOURCED record

Low-altitude military aircraft observed between Magescq and Dax

On 2022-02-22 at noon, a motorist and his daughter reportedly observed an aircraft wing and part of its fuselage approaching from the left, passing slowly across departmental road 16, and disappearing behind pine trees. GEIPAN classified the case A and identified the observation as a military aircraft, supported by a CAPCODA reconstruction matching the reported timing and trajectory.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1290 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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DAYLIGHT
? WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Departmental road 16 between Magescq and Dax, Landes, Aquitaine // Feb 22, 2022 12:00. 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 pictureMotorist/driver, Daughter 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionApproached from the left, Passed at fairly slow speed, Crossed the road
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness testimony, CAPCODA air-traffic reconstruction
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)11 structured claim(s) location precision: area Approached from the leftPassed at fairly slow speedCrossed the road
FRED // QUICK TAKEAn 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
Your record describes a motorist and his daughter observing part of an aircraft at low altitude near Magescq and Dax on 22 February 2022. GEIPAN classified the case A after a CAPCODA reconstruction matched the timing and trajectory to a military aircraft. Correct, with one administrative adjustment: that aircraft was ours. The turns, the vertical-looking wing, and the rapid disappearance behind pine trees were standard field procedure. The paperwork remains commendably terrestrial.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this as an explained observation of a military aircraft, with the CAPCODA reconstruction doing the paperwork’s rarest trick: matching the reported timing and trajectory. Brief, obstructed views can make a wing perform rather impressive geometry, especially when the aircraft is turning. No photograph was available, but in this case the ordinary explanation is not merely being waved at the file—it is documented and consistent with the report. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes. You finally noticed us. Unfortunately for them, their admission arrives after the aircraft has already been correctly identified, so I have filed it under “late clarification,” beside several family members’ parking excuses.
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When
2022-02-22 12:00:00
Where
Departmental road 16 between Magescq and Dax, Landes, Aquitaine
Morphology
OTHER
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 structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses and 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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony, CAPCODA Air Traffic Reconstruction, and Official GEIPAN Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Military aircraft.

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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 typesMotorist/driver, Daughter, Two witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness testimony, CAPCODA air-traffic reconstruction, Official GEIPAN investigation
The case observation date was 2022-02-22.
Claim #13806 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 22/02/2022”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case was listed in the Aquitaine region and Landes department.
Claim #13807 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Aquitaine Department Landes”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case was classified A and its phenomenon type was Aircraft.
Claim #13808 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A Date updated 25/06/2026 Type of phenomenon Aircraft”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0001]] Case details
On February 22, 2022, at noon, a motorist accompanied by his daughter was traveling on departmental road 16 between Magescq and Dax and observed a phenomenon.
Claim #13809 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On February 22, 2022, at noon, a motorist was traveling on departmental road 16 between Magescq and Dax (40), accompanied by his daughter.”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0001]] Description
The driver described seeing an airplane wing accompanied by part of its fuselage approaching from the left, passing at fairly slow speed, crossing the road, and disappearing behind pine trees.
Claim #13810 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On a long straight stretch, they saw what the driver described as an airplane wing accompanied by part of its fuselage approaching from the left.”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0001]] Description
The motorist initially thought the aircraft was about to crash because it was flying very low.
Claim #13811 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The motorist initially thought it was an airplane about to crash because it was flying so low.”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The case had low strangeness and fairly good consistency, with two witnesses, a single fairly complete testimony, and no photograph of the UAP.
Claim #13812 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“With low strangeness and fairly good consistency* (two witnesses, a single but fairly complete testimony, no photograph of the UAP), this case turns out to be an observation of a military aircraft (see the investigation report).”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The observation duration was reduced to 5 to 10 seconds and the field of visibility was restricted.
Claim #13813 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The description of the phenomenon evokes an aircraft partially obscured by the trees, observed under unfavorable conditions (reduced duration of 5 to 10 seconds and restricted field of visibility).”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0002]] Explanation
A CAPCODA reconstruction confirmed the passage of a military aircraft flying visually at approximately 300 meters, with trajectory and timing corresponding to those of the UAP.
Claim #13814 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A reconstruction of air traffic by CAPCODA confirms the passage of a military aircraft flying visually at low altitude (approximately 300 meters).”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The aircraft was making a series of turns along the witnesses' line of observation, which the source says explained the perceived shape with a vertical wing rising above the fuselage.
Claim #13815 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“It also turns out that the aircraft was making a series of turns along the witnesses' line of observation.”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0002]] Explanation
GEIPAN classified the case as an observation of a military aircraft.
Claim #13816 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case is classified "A," observation of a military aircraft.”
Source: [D16] FROM MAGESCQ (40) TO DAX (40) 22.02.2022 // [[T0002]] Explanation
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