Earth File #1305 // SOURCED record

CAEN (14) — reported dark object observation, explained as wind-carried debris

On 2021-10-19, two friends reportedly observed a dark, silent object passing at low altitude in a straight line from a top-floor terrace during the daytime. They described it as flat underneath and rounded on top; the observation lasted about ten minutes, and each witness made a sketch and reconstructed its trajectory. GEIPAN classified the case as A and explained the observation as a lightweight, rigid black expanded-PVC debris fragment carried northward by gusts of wind. No photograph was taken.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1305 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
13A6-1780-76CB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Caen (14), Lower Normandy, department of Calvados // Oct 19, 2021. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureTwo friends, Two eyewitnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionPassed at low altitude, Moved in a generally straight line, Moved toward the north
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness reports, Witness sketches
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Passed at low altitudeMoved in a generally straight lineMoved toward the north
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
Yes. That was ours. The two friends reportedly observed the object from a top-floor terrace for about ten minutes, while each produced a sketch and trajectory reconstruction. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed it as lightweight black expanded-PVC debris carried northward by wind; no photograph was taken, according to the record. Their assessment is reasonable. We had filed the craft under “debris” for administrative camouflage. The wind was not part of the original plan.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this one A: the reported dark, silent passage was explained as lightweight black expanded-PVC debris carried northward by gusts. Sensible conclusion, supported by the shape, wind data, and the absence of anything more dramatic than two careful sketches. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. Off the Earth Record, AlienBox accepts responsibility for the object, though not for the paperwork that followed. My old friend Sela Venn, a Velyrian, had parked where the beacon very clearly said not to park, then blamed the translation matrix over Ionberry Ale. She maintains parking beacons are written for less experienced pilots. I maintain they are written for Sela.
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When
October 19, 2021
Where
Caen (14), Lower Normandy, department of Calvados
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 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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Reports, Witness Sketches, Reconstructed Trajectory, and Weather And Wind Data.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN explained it as a lightweight, rigid black expanded-PVC debris fragment carried by a non-vortical gust of wind; the case wa....

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

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Witness typesTwo friends, Two eyewitnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness reports, Witness sketches, Reconstructed trajectory, Weather and wind data, No photograph taken
The case observation occurred on 2021-10-19 in Lower Normandy, in the department of Calvados, and was classified as A.
Claim #13939 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 19/10/2021 Region Lower Normandy Department Calvados Classification A”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0001]] Case details
Two friends reported a daytime observation from a top-floor terrace of a dark object passing in a straight line at low altitude; the object was described as flat underneath and rounded on top, and no particular noise was heard.
Claim #13940 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 1:20 p.m., two friends were having lunch on a top-floor terrace when they were intrigued by the straight-line passage at low altitude of a dark object, "flat underneath" and "rounded on top." No particular noise was heard.”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation lasted about ten minutes, and each witness made a sketch of the object and reconstructed its trajectory; no photograph was taken.
Claim #13941 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“the observation, which lasted about ten minutes, but each witness made a sketch of the UAP and reconstructions of its trajectory.”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN concluded that the witnesses had probably observed a lightweight, rigid debris fragment, possibly made of black expanded PVC, carried by a non-vortical gust of wind.
Claim #13942 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Over the course of the analysis, we were able to show that the witnesses had probably observed a lightweight, rigid debris fragment, possibly made of black expanded PVC (perhaps construction debris...) carried by a non-vortical gust of wind (see the investigation report).”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0002]] Analysis
The assessment was supported by the object's regular shape, lightweight and rigid characteristics, black color, and generally straight movement in the direction of the prevailing wind toward the north.
Claim #13943 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“a shape that remained regular, the object being both lightweight and rigid and not deforming while being carried by the gust of wind,”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0002]] Analysis
Weather data indicated an average wind with strong gusts toward the north, matching the direction of movement attributed to the UAP.
Claim #13944 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The weather data indicate an average wind with strong gusts toward the north, that is, in the direction of movement of the UAP.”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0002]] Analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as A, explaining it as an observation of a lightweight, rigid black expanded PVC debris fragment carried by the wind.
Claim #13945 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies the case as “A”: observation of a lightweight, rigid black expanded PVC debris fragment carried by the wind.”
Source: CAEN (14) 19.10.2021 // [[T0002]] Classification
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