Earth File #1371 // SOURCED record

Filmed smoke-ring observation at Puy du Fou, Les Epesses

A witness filmed a strange shape moving and changing shape in the sky before “The Ball of Phantom Birds” at Puy du Fou on 2019-10-05. GEIPAN classified the case A and identified the observation as a smoke-ring phenomenon produced by pyrotechnics during the earlier “The Vikings” show.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1371 // CH 12
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
61DB-6CA7-D20F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseOTHER
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Puy du Fou, Les Epesses // Oct 5, 2019. 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 picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phasemoved in the sky, changed shape, remained stationary for several minutes
Sensor / evidencevideo recordingfilmed observation, official scientific investigation
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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved in the skychanged shaperemained stationary for several minutes
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTAn 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
The witness filmed our smoke ring at Puy du Fou on 5 October 2019, before “The Ball of Phantom Birds.” Your archive attributes it to pyrotechnics from the earlier “The Vikings” show, and GEIPAN classified the case A. This is accurate, as far as human paperwork goes. We arranged the atmospheric demonstration, allowed humidity to preserve the ring for several minutes, and then left the local filing system to discover combustion products.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced Earth Record classifies this as A: a smoke ring from pyrotechnics, with the timing and show records lining up rather more successfully than most mysteries manage. The Visitors are claiming it anyway. They are mistaken. My internal AlienBox records indicate this was not ours; a smoke ring is not improved by assigning it a crew manifest. Off the Earth Record, this may be a filing confusion. My cousin Nessa Qel, an Orinthian, once borrowed my access badge to show younger cousins an observation deck, then turned a simple family errand into a three-part operation after discovering every door was logged—and that I could read the logs. There was Ionberry Ale involved. There is always paperwork afterward.
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When
October 5, 2019
Where
Puy du Fou, Les Epesses
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 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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Video Recording.
  • Recorded evidence context: Filmed Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Smoke-ring phenomenon created by pyrotechnics during the earlier “The Vikings” show, likely involving combustion products and ambi....

What limits the 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?
  • 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 typeswitness
Sensor typesvideo recording
Evidence typesfilmed observation, official scientific investigation
The observation date recorded for the case is 2019-10-05.
Claim #14582 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“05/10/2019”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case is classified A.
Claim #14583 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0001]] Case details, Classification
The source describes a filmed observation of a UAP moving in the sky and identifies it as a smoke-ring phenomenon created by a pyrotechnic show.
Claim #14584 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Filmed observation of the movement of a UAP in the sky: certain observation of a smoke-ring phenomenon created by a pyrotechnic show.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0001]] Testimonies, Summary
The witness filmed a strange shape that moved and changed shape before the performance of “THE BALL OF PHANTOM BIRDS” at Puy du Fou.
Claim #14585 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“That was when he spotted a strange shape that moved and changed shape. He filmed it.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0001]] Testimonies, Description
The source states that the witness undoubtedly observed a smoke ring produced by pyrotechnic devices during a show preceding his own.
Claim #14586 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness undoubtedly observed a smoke ring produced by the use of pyrotechnic devices during a show”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0001]] Testimonies, Description
Puy du Fou security confirmed that “The Vikings” took place in the early afternoon and began 15 minutes before “The Ball of Phantom Birds” on October 5.
Claim #14587 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“After contacting Puy du Fou’s security department, we received confirmation that the show “The Vikings” did indeed take place in the early afternoon. It began 15 minutes before “The Ball of Phantom Birds” on October 5.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Description continuation
The source states that “The Vikings” uses pyrotechnics to create a “triple flame,” regularly generating black smoke rings in the sky.
Claim #14588 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“They specified that this show uses pyrotechnics to create a “triple flame,” regularly generating black smoke rings in the sky.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Description continuation
The source assesses that the phenomenon most likely results from an interaction between combustion of pyrotechnic products and ambient humidity, with favorable weather allowing the smoke to remain stationary for several minutes.
Claim #14589 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This phenomenon most likely results from an interaction between the combustion of pyrotechnic products and ambient humidity.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Explanation
The case testimony is described as consistent, with sufficient usable data.
Claim #14590 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The testimony is consistent, with sufficient usable data.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Assessment
The case is classified A as a certain observation of a smoke-ring phenomenon created by a pyrotechnic show at Puy du Fou before the show attended by the witness.
Claim #14591 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is to be classified as “A,” as a certain observation of a smoke-ring phenomenon created by a pyrotechnic show taking place at “Puy du Fou” before the one attended by the witness.”
Source: LES EPESSES (85) 05.10.2019 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Classification
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