Earth File #1496 // SOURCED record

Reported lunar-halo observation in Cambes (33)

A witness reportedly observed a round, off-white luminous object above the trees at around 8:15 p.m. on March 4, 2015, surrounded by two thin luminous lines. GEIPAN classified the case as A: lunar halo and assessed the description as consistent with a paraselene.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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SOL-3 // FILE 1496 // CH 10
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CASE FINGERPRINT
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EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionDISK
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Cambes (33) // Mar 4, 2015 20:15. 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 picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionobserved above the trees
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedtestimony, 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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality observed above the trees
FRED // FAMILY MATTERAn 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 archive reports that, on March 4, 2015, a witness in Cambes described a round, off-white luminous object above the trees, accompanied by two thin luminous lines. GEIPAN classified the case as A: lunar halo and assessed the description as consistent with a paraselene—an image of the Moon produced by ice crystals in cirrus clouds. We do not recognize the reported phenomenon either. This is unusual. Gorkon Outpost has no corresponding form in its catalog, which is generally overconfident.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED record, and a tidy one: GEIPAN classified the Cambes observation as a lunar halo, specifically a paraselene. The reported shape and luminous lines fit that assessment rather better than they fit an undocumented vehicle, which is a relief to everyone except departments that enjoy undocumented vehicles. Off the Earth Record, we do not recognize this event either. Family precedent is not evidence: my friend Brikk Tor, a Dremulan with a regrettable fondness for Red Dwarf Stout, once bet he could hover over a lake without being noticed and discovered that reflected moonlight is still light. He insists the landing was technically controlled. It was not this, however. The file remains explained on Earth and unexplained to us—a rare case where both desks can close their folders without pretending to know more.
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When
2015-03-04 20:15:00
Where
Cambes (33)
Morphology
DISK
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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Testimony and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Lunar halo, specifically a paraselene.

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 typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typestestimony, official scientific investigation
The case observation date was March 4, 2015.
Claim #15851 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“04/03/2015”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case was classified as A: lunar halo.
Claim #15852 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as A: lunar halo.”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0002]] Case description conclusion
The source reports that, at around 8:15 p.m. on March 4, 2015, a witness noticed a round, off-white object in the sky that was as large and luminous as the Moon.
Claim #15853 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On March 4, 2015, at around 8:15 p.m., a witness noticed that there was a round, off-white object in the sky, as large and luminous as the Moon.”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness reported that the object was above the trees and surrounded by two thin luminous lines.
Claim #15854 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The object was above the trees, surrounded by two thin luminous lines.”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that a single testimony was collected.
Claim #15855 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was collected.”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN contacted the witness to clarify points in the testimony; the witness was looking northeast and had noticed the Moon to their right.
Claim #15856 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN called the witness to clarify certain points of the testimony: the witness was looking toward the northeast and had clearly noticed the Moon to their right.”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0001]] Follow-up description
GEIPAN assessed that the description corresponded well to a paraselene located at 22° and/or 46° from the Moon at a similar elevation.
Claim #15857 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This description corresponds well to the atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a paraselene, located at 22° and/or 46° from the Moon, at a similar elevation.”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The source explains that a paraselene is an image of the Moon produced by reflection on ice crystals in high-altitude cold cirrus clouds.
Claim #15858 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This phenomenon is an image of the Moon produced by reflection on ice crystals in high-altitude cold clouds (cirrus).”
Source: CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 // [[T0002]] Explanation
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CAMBES (33) 04.03.2015 FR // English display translation
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