Earth File #1356 // SOURCED record

MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 — luminous phenomenon over Gironde

On June 13, 2020, at around 11:30 p.m., two people observed a yellow or orange-red luminous phenomenon in the northeastern night sky over Gironde. It was reported as silent, moving very little, shaped like an upside-down Y, and disappearing quickly; one witness photographed it with a mobile phone. GEIPAN classified the case A as an observation of a flying lantern, specifically a Thai lantern, explaining that the photographs and disappearance were consistent with that interpretation.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1356 // CH 09
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
69F4-0995-9B3F
NIGHT
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Reported motionOTHER
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Gironde // Jun 13, 2020 23:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureTwo witnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionSilent, Moved very little, Disappeared quickly
Sensor / evidenceMobile phone cameraPhotographs
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
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: region SilentMoved very littleDisappeared quickly
FRED // ROUTING NOTEAn 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.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes, that was ours. On 13 June 2020, we deployed a small luminous marker over Gironde: silent, nearly stationary, orange-yellow, and shaped—according to the report—as an upside-down Y before vanishing. One witness photographed it. GEIPAN classified the case A as a Thai lantern, noting that the photographs suggested a flying lantern and that the reported disappearance could match a candle extinguishing. Their explanation is reasonable. It is also incomplete. Our filing system remains smug.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this as a Thai lantern—an unusually sensible label, despite contradictions between the testimonies and a shape description that did not match the photographs. The reported disappearance also has a perfectly serviceable explanation: the candlelight faded, then went out. Evidence can be untidy without being cosmic. Off the Earth Record, however: yes, yes. We’re taking responsibility. It was ours. Please do not mistake that for a correction to the human file; the Earth Record establishes a photographed observation and GEIPAN’s A classification, not extraterrestrial involvement. Still, I would like it noted that our public-relations department remains catastrophically overconfident about subtlety.
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When
2020-06-13 23:30:00
Where
Gironde
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 record names 1 sensor type, 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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded sensor context: Mobile Phone Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photographs.

What limits the 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?
  • 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 typesTwo witnesses
Sensor typesMobile phone camera
Evidence typesPhotographs
The observation occurred on June 13, 2020, at around 11:30 p.m., and involved two people who saw a yellow or orange-red luminous phenomenon in the northeastern night sky.
Claim #14439 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“On June 13, 2020, at around 11:30 p.m., two people in a parking lot were intrigued by a yellow or orange-red luminous phenomenon in the night sky in the northeast direction.”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0001]] Description
The observed UAP was described as silent, moving very little, shaped like an upside-down Y, and disappearing quickly; one witness photographed it with a mobile phone.
Claim #14440 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“No sound was perceived coming from this UAP, which moved very little and whose shape was described as an “upside-down Y.” The UAP quickly disappeared.”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the case has average consistency because there were two witnesses and photographs, but the testimonies contradicted each other and the described shape did not correspond to the photographs.
Claim #14441 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The consistency is average: two witnesses and photographs of the UAP, but contradictions between the testimonies, with the described shape of the UAP not corresponding to the photographs.”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0002]] Summary
The visual appearance in the photographs suggests a flying lantern, particularly because of its orange color.
Claim #14442 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The visual appearance of the UAP in the photographs suggests a flying lantern, particularly because of its orange color.”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0002]] Analysis
The source explains the reported disappearance as potentially resulting from a gradual decrease in candle-light intensity followed by extinction.
Claim #14443 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“can be explained by the gradual decrease in the candle’s light intensity, followed by its going out.”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0002]] Analysis
The case is classified A as an observation of a flying lantern.
Claim #14444 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The case is classified A, observation of a flying lantern.”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0002]] Conclusion
The case page lists the phenomenon type as Thai lantern.
Claim #14445 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 // [[T0001]] Case details
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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