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Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesmobile phone camera
Evidence typestestimony, mobile-phone video
The case concerns a daytime observation of the silent movement of a bright shape in the sky, identified in the summary as a Mylar-type novelty balloon.
Claim #13918 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Daytime observation of the silent movement of a bright shape in the sky: observation of a “Mylar” type novelty balloon.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0001]] Summary
The observation occurred on October 24, 2021, at 5:40 p.m., while a witness was in his garden in Mérignac.
Claim #13919 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On October 24, 2021, at 5:40 p.m., a witness was having coffee in his garden when his attention was drawn to a silver and black shape.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0001]] Description
The observed shape moved through the sky in a straight line, sometimes rotated on itself, was observed for two minutes, and was filmed by the witness with a mobile phone.
Claim #13920 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“It moved through the sky in a straight line and sometimes rotated on itself. The witness observed the UAP for two minutes, after which it disappeared. The witness was able to film the scene with his mobile phone.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0001]] Description
Only one testimony was collected for the observation.
Claim #13921 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one testimony was collected.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0001]] Description
The investigation found that the physical and dynamic data of the UAP were consistent with a Mylar-type novelty balloon hypothesis.
Claim #13922 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The investigation showed that the physical and dynamic data of the UAP were consistent with the hypothesis of a “Mylar” type novelty balloon.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0002]] Investigation findings
The explanation cites the object's spherical shape as common for a novelty balloon.
Claim #13923 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Spherical shape, common for a novelty balloon.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0002]] Conclusion elements
The explanation states that the mixed silver and black coloring could correspond to balloons made partly with reflective aluminized Mylar and partly with a more conventional, potentially darker or matte covering.
Claim #13924 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Mixed color, silver and black, which could correspond to certain types of balloons made partly of a highly reflective aluminized “Mylar” covering, and partly of a more conventional covering (latex, for example), which could be a more matte and/or dark color.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0002]] Conclusion elements
The case record states that the movement was slow, regular, and straight, in the direction of a weak prevailing wind generally from the west or northwest, with slight turbulence potentially causing the balloon to rotate.
Claim #13925 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The movement was slow, but regular and in a straight line, in the direction of the prevailing wind, which was very weak and generally blowing from the west or northwest.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0002]] Conclusion elements
The witness noticed the object mainly because sunlight strongly reflected from its Mylar surface, and its small angular size caused it to be quickly lost from view.
Claim #13926 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness noticed this balloon mainly because of the strong reflectivity of the sunlight on its Mylar surface. Because of its small angular size, it was quickly lost from view.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0002]] Explanation
The case is classified A as an observation of a Mylar-type novelty balloon.
Claim #13927 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification as “A”: observation of a “Mylar” type novelty balloon.”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0002]] Classification
The case record lists the phenomenon type as Mylar balloon.
Claim #13928 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type
Mylar balloon”
Source: MERIGNAC (33) 24.10.2021
// [[T0001]] Case details
