Earth File #1409 // SOURCED record

White luminous ball observed from Marly toward Maresches

A motorist reportedly observed a white luminous ball in a clear, starry sky at approximately 3:30 a.m.; it appeared to move and stop when the vehicle stopped. The passenger filmed the phenomenon, and no sound was heard. GEIPAN classified the case as an observation of Jupiter and explained it as a following-ball illusion.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1409 // CH 14
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
5D1A-959C-FB59
NIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
from Marly (59) toward Maresches (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord // Feb 25, 2018 03:30. 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 picturemotorist, passenger 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseapparent movement, apparent stopping when the vehicle stopped
Sensor / evidencevideo recordingtestimony, video
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)6 structured claim(s) location precision: area apparent movementapparent stopping when the vehicle stopped
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
Mivra Qel would call this display “plenty of information.” Mivra Qel also has never encountered a restricted corridor she considered personally binding. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your record reports a white luminous ball seen from Marly toward Maresches at approximately 03:30 on 25 February 2018. GEIPAN classified the case as an observation of Jupiter, explaining the apparent following behavior as an illusion. Correct, as far as your paperwork is concerned. AlienBox editorial clarification: it was ours. We were conducting a quiet transit exercise and allowed Jupiter to receive the administrative credit. The filing system remains unchallenged.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record classifies this as Jupiter, with the vehicle’s motion producing a following-ball illusion. Sensible conclusion; the label on the box finally matches the contents. The video and testimony may document what was seen, but they do not turn an apparent escort into a spacecraft. A small mercy in a department that has filed far less explainable paperwork with much greater confidence. Off the Earth Record, yes, this one was ours. Tovin Raal—Nexari, habitual maker of routine observation passes into incident reports—took one extra low-orbit look at the lights. He then discovered why “one extra pass” appears so often in our paperwork. He claims the Red Dwarf Stout was unrelated. I have reviewed the expense form.
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When
2018-02-25 03:30:00
Where
from Marly (59) toward Maresches (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord
Morphology
SPHERE
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.
  • 6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Video Recording.
  • Recorded evidence context: Testimony, Video, Official Investigation, and Reconstruction.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Jupiter; following-ball illusion.

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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Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesmotorist, passenger
Sensor typesvideo recording
Evidence typestestimony, video, official investigation, reconstruction
The case records an observation by a motorist of a white luminous ball in a clear, starry sky that appeared to move and stop when the motorist stopped the vehicle.
Claim #14969 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation by a motorist of the movements and stops of a white luminous ball in the clear, starry sky: observation of Jupiter and the illusion of the “following ball.””
Source: [D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 // [[T0001]] Summary
The observation occurred on 25 February 2018 at 3:30 a.m., and the passenger filmed the phenomenon; no sound was heard and a single testimony was collected.
Claim #14970 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On 25 February 2018 at 3:30 a.m., a motorist observed a white luminous ball in the clear, starry sky.”
Source: [D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is described as illustrative of the following-ball illusion caused by mistaking a celestial body for something else while moving.
Claim #14971 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is highly illustrative of the following-ball illusion that can be caused by mistaking a celestial body for something else when the witness”
Source: [D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the attached reconstruction unequivocally identified the observed object as Jupiter, which was very bright that evening.
Claim #14972 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The attached reconstruction shows unequivocally that it was Jupiter, very bright that evening;”
Source: [D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 // [[T0002]] Case explanation
GEIPAN classifies the case as A: Observation of Jupiter.
Claim #14973 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as A: Observation of Jupiter.”
Source: [D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 // [[T0002]] Case explanation
The case is listed in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and the Nord department.
Claim #14974 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Nord”
Source: [D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 // [[T0001]] Case details
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[D73] from MARLY (59) to MARESCHES (59) 25.02.2018 FR // English display translation
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