Earth File #1404 // SOURCED record

Reported bright cylindrical object observation near a rugby field in Haguenau

A witness reported seeing a very bright cylindrical ball and a black ball crossing the sky near a rugby field on May 9, 2018. The reported movement was from northeast to southwest, without audible sound, and lasted approximately one minute; the witness took three photographs. GEIPAN assessed the principal object as an airliner and classified the case A: aircraft, while assessing the black objects as more likely dirt on the camera lens.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1404 // CH 07
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
6508-FA8F-F854
EVENING
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Haguenau (67), near a rugby field // May 9, 2018 19:29. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureEyewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionTraveled from northeast toward southwest, No sound was heard, Observation lasted approximately one minute
Sensor / evidenceCameraThree photographs, Radar/aircraft data
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)12 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Traveled from northeast toward southwestNo sound was heardObservation lasted approximately one minute
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 bright cylindrical object crossing near the Haguenau rugby field on 9 May 2018, with three photographs taken. GEIPAN classified the case A: aircraft, identifying the principal object as an airliner and assessing the black forms as likely lens dirt. Administrative conclusion noted. Our conclusion differs: the cylinder was ours. The lens dirt was not ours, although we respect its commitment to appearing in every photograph without being invited.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s SOURCED record does the sensible thing here: it matches the bright object to an airliner and treats the black shapes as likely lens dirt. The Visitors are claiming this one anyway. They are incorrect. Internal AlienBox records indicate no involvement on our side; an unidentified label is not an invitation for every department to attach its name. Off the Earth Record, I suspect someone has confused this with Aunt Vexa Vell’s old Krellian family bet—who could hover longest over a lake without being noticed. She learned, eventually, that reflected moonlight is still light. She also knows who borrowed what before I finish pretending I do not. I am not reopening that inventory.
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When
2018-05-09 19:29:00
Where
Haguenau (67), near a rugby field
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.
  • 12 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Three Photographs, Radar/aircraft Data, and Official Investigation And Assessment.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Aircraft/airliner; black objects assessed as likely dirt on the camera lens.

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 typesEyewitness
Sensor typesCamera
Evidence typesThree photographs, Radar/aircraft data, Official investigation and assessment
The case record lists the observation date as May 9, 2018.
Claim #14920 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 09/05/2018”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified A.
Claim #14921 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case record identifies the phenomenon type as an airliner.
Claim #14922 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Airliner”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0001]] Case details
A witness at a rugby field reported seeing a very bright cylindrical ball and a black ball passing through the sky.
Claim #14923 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“On May 9, 2018, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a witness at a rugby field was intrigued by the passage through the sky of a very bright cylindrical ball and a black ball.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0001]] Description
According to the case description, the reported object traveled from the northeast toward the southwest, no sound was heard, and the observation lasted approximately one minute.
Claim #14924 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“The latter came from the NE and headed toward the SW. No sound was heard. The observation lasted approximately one minute before the witness lost sight of the UAP.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness took three photographs during the observation.
Claim #14925 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Nevertheless, the witness had time to take three photographs.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN assessed that the speed of movement and appearance in the photograph clearly suggested an airliner.
Claim #14927 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Indeed, the speed of movement and the appearance of the UAP in the photograph clearly suggest an airliner.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0002]] Case description and analysis
GEIPAN stated that an aircraft traveling from northeast to southwest at 7:29 p.m. matched the testimony as viewed from the rugby field.
Claim #14928 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“At 7:29 p.m. (the time of the photograph), there was an aircraft traveling from NE to SW whose movement as viewed from the rugby field matched the testimony.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0002]] Case description and analysis
GEIPAN stated that IPACO software was used to identify the height of the reported object relative to the tops of trees bordering the rugby field.
Claim #14929 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“the photograph makes it possible, using the IPACO software, to identify the height of the UAP relative to the tops of the first trees bordering the south side of the rugby field.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0002]] Case description and analysis
GEIPAN stated that the radar-capture aircraft altitude was approximately 12 km and 10.6 km, corresponding to an elevation of 41 degrees in the sky.
Claim #14930 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“the altitude of the aircraft shown in the radar capture, at 12 km and 10.6 km altitude, corresponding to an elevation of 41° in the sky.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0003]] Case analysis
GEIPAN assessed that the black UAPs mentioned by the witness were more likely dirt on the camera lens.
Claim #14931 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The black UAPs mentioned by the witness are more likely dirt on the lens; they are, moreover, numerous.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0003]] Case analysis
GEIPAN classified the case as A: aircraft.
Claim #14932 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as A: aircraft.”
Source: HAGUENAU (67) 09.05.2018 // [[T0003]] Conclusion
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