Earth File #1432 // SOURCED record

Motorist observes an intense white light between La Ferrière and La Roche-sur-Yon

On January 13, 2017, at 5:45 p.m., a motorist observed an intense white light in a clear sky while traveling from La Ferrière to La Roche-sur-Yon. The light disappeared for 15–20 seconds, reappeared more intensely, and the observation resumed farther along the route. GEIPAN classified the case as A and assessed that it was very probably sunlight reflected from aircraft.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1432 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
4763-B605-C467
DAYLIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
from La Ferrière to La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, Pays de la Loire // Jan 13, 2017 17:45. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED DAYLIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturemotorist, single witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motiondisappeared for 15–20 seconds, reappeared more intensely, observation resumed farther along the route
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness testimony, official scientific investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
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: area disappeared for 15–20 secondsreappeared more intenselyobservation resumed farther along the route
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
The light was ours. Not the aircraft, necessarily; the arrangement of sunlight, reflective surface, and observer was the operative portion. Your GEIPAN archive classified the case as A and assessed it as very probably sunlight reflected from aircraft, with changing geometry explaining the disappearance and return. This remains a respectable human conclusion. Only one testimony was collected, which saved everyone from forming a committee. Gorkon Outpost still considers the timing adequate.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A clean, properly resolved record: GEIPAN classified the case A, assessing that sunlight reflected from aircraft very probably produced the changing white light. The apparent disappearance is exactly the sort of geometry problem that makes observers—and occasionally records officers—question their eyesight before questioning the sky. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes, you finally noticed us. Unfortunately, “aircraft reflection” remains the correct Earth filing; our relatives have once again managed to be present in a way that looks entirely ordinary. I have requested they stop making my paperwork technically accurate.
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When
2017-01-13 17:45:00
Where
from La Ferrière to La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, Pays de la Loire
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 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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony, Official Scientific Investigation, and Case Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Very probably sunlight reflected from aircraft, according to GEIPAN; changes in observation geometry may explain the appearance an....

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth 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?
  • Did any radar, infrared, optical, telemetry, or other instrument record the event, and is that material preserved?
  • 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 typesmotorist, single witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness testimony, official scientific investigation, case record
The case concerns successive observations of intense lights in the sky by a motorist, interpreted as sunlight reflected from aircraft.
Claim #15221 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Successive observations of intense lights in the sky by a motorist: observations of sunlight reflected off aircraft.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Summary
The observation occurred on Friday, January 13, 2017, at 5:45 p.m., when a motorist saw an intense white light in a clear sky.
Claim #15222 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On Friday, January 13, 2017, at 5:45 p.m., a motorist's attention is drawn to an intense white light in the clear sky.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
The light disappeared for 15 to 20 seconds and then reappeared more intensely; the observation resumed farther along the route.
Claim #15223 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The glow disappears for 15 to 20 seconds, then reappears more intensely than the first time.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
Only one testimony was collected.
Claim #15224 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one testimony is collected.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the observation was very probably caused by sunlight reflected from aircraft.
Claim #15225 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“It is very probably the reflection of sunlight off aircraft.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness proposed the aircraft-reflection hypothesis but was surprised by the apparent slight movement and acknowledged that movement was difficult to assess.
Claim #15226 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness himself puts forward this hypothesis but is surprised by the slight movement”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the aircraft, sun, and witness were practically aligned, creating a possible sunlight-to-aircraft-to-witness mirror effect.
Claim #15227 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“the aircraft, the sun, and the witness were practically in the same plane, and since the sun was on the horizon, there could be a sun → aircraft → witness mirror effect created by the underside of the fuselage”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN states that changes in the observation geometry could explain the phenomenon's appearance and disappearance.
Claim #15228 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The phenomenon is sensitive to geometry, whose evolution as the aircraft moved could explain its appearance and disappearance.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as A, meaning observation of aircraft.
Claim #15229 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the case as A: observation of aircraft.”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0003]] Description
The case record lists the region as Pays de la Loire and the department as Vendée.
Claim #15230 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Region Pays de la Loire Department Vendée”
Source: [D160] from LA FERRIERE (85) to LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (85) 13.01.2017 // [[T0001]] Case details
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