Earth File #1427 // SOURCED record

ALBON: reported changing-color light observation, later identified as Capella

On 25 May 2017, a witness reportedly observed a luminous white, yellow, and blue light at low altitude in the Rhône-Alpes region and Drôme department, beginning at approximately 10:40 p.m. and continuing until about 1:10 a.m. The witness reported no sound or trail and filmed the observation, later noting unusual shapes in the recording. GEIPAN determined that the observed object was Capella and classified the case as A, a misidentification of Capella; it attributed the color and blinking effects to atmospheric turbulence and the video shapes to possible camera and viewing effects.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1427 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
6AC2-A7AC-8728
NIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Rhône-Alpes region and Drôme department // May 25, 2017 22:40. 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 picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionlong observation, remained visible in the northern sky, no sound reported
Sensor / evidencevideo recording, camerawitness report, video recording
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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: region long observationremained visible in the northern skyno sound reported
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 light was ours. The witness’s report places a white, yellow, and blue light over the Rhône-Alpes region and Drôme department on 25 May 2017, from approximately 10:40 p.m. until about 1:10 a.m. Your GEIPAN archive identified the observed object as Capella and classified the case A, attributing the colors and recorded shapes to atmospheric and camera effects. Reasonable. We were using Capella as cover. It remains an efficient arrangement.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s classification A is refreshingly unromantic: the reported light was identified as Capella, with atmospheric turbulence and camera effects accounting for the colors and recorded shapes. The Earth Record supports a misidentification, not an extraterrestrial conclusion. A rare case where the label on the box matches the contents. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us, apparently. They may keep the credit in AlienBox lore; the human file remains a well-supported explanation involving a star, a camera, and several hours of everyone being unnecessarily impressed.
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When
2017-05-25 22:40:00
Where
Rhône-Alpes region and Drôme department
Morphology
LIGHT
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 2 sensor types, 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.
  • 9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Video Recording and Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Video Recording.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Capella; GEIPAN classification A, misidentification of Capella.

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?

Fred Says Go Here Next

Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data → See how other dossiers record sensor context without treating it as automatic corroboration. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files → Compare provenance and limitations across visual-media cases.
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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 typessingle witness
Sensor typesvideo recording, camera
Evidence typeswitness report, video recording
The case observation occurred on 25 May 2017 in the Rhône-Alpes region and Drôme department.
Claim #15164 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 25/05/2017 Region Rhône-Alpes Department Drôme”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN's summary describes the report as a long observation of a luminous phenomenon with varying colors in the night sky and identifies it as a misidentification of Capella.
Claim #15165 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Long observation of a luminous phenomenon of varying colors in the night sky: misidentification of Capella.”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0001]] Summary
At 10:40 p.m., a witness reported seeing a white, yellow, and blue light at low altitude, noticed no sound or trail, filmed the observation, and later saw unusual shapes in the recording.
Claim #15166 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On May 25, 2017, at 10:40 p.m., a witness on his terrace was intrigued by the presence of a white, yellow, and blue light in the sky at low altitude.”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness ended the observation at approximately 1:10 a.m., with the object still appearing in the northern sky.
Claim #15167 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness ended his observation at around 1:10 a.m., with the object still in the sky toward the north.”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that no other testimony was collected about the phenomenon.
Claim #15168 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected about this phenomenon.”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN determined that the observed object was Capella, whose positions matched the witness's reported locations during the observation.
Claim #15169 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“the object pursued with the camera was indeed Capella.”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN states that the reported color and blinking effect were typical of a star seen at low elevation through atmospheric turbulence.
Claim #15170 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“the color and blinking effect is typical of a star seen at low elevation through atmospheric turbulence”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
The source attributes the unusual shapes in the video to possible camera and viewing effects, including streetlamp reflections, strong zoom, focusing malfunction, device quality, and aiming at a double star.
Claim #15171 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“It is also known that a strong zoom on a star can produce all kinds of shapes depending on focusing malfunction, the geometric and radiometric quality of the device, with a probable accentuation effect from a camera (lower quality than a still camera) and when aiming at a double star (Capella).”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0003]] Case analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as A: misidentification of Capella.
Claim #15172 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as A: misidentification of Capella.”
Source: ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 // [[T0003]] Case analysis
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ALBON (26) 25.05.2017 FR // English display translation
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