Earth File #1556 // SOURCED record

Bandol bright glow and stationary yellow-orange luminous points

People walking along the coastal path in Bandol reported a bright glow west of the sun at around 5 p.m. on December 1, 2013. The glow persisted after sunset, with two stationary yellow-orange luminous points visible to the naked eye before fading after about 15 minutes. GEIPAN recorded the phenomenon as a condensation trail, explained the red-orange trails as aircraft trails made brilliant by backlighting, and classified the case A, as perfectly identified.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1556 // CH 08
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CASE FINGERPRINT
2516-8189-DCF1
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Bandol, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Var // Dec 1, 2013. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturepeople walking along a coastal path, single testimony 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseremained visible after sunset, stationary luminous points, faded after approximately 15 minutes
Sensor / evidenceflight-tracking recordwitness testimony, flight-tracking record
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)11 structured claim(s) location precision: locality remained visible after sunsetstationary luminous pointsfaded after approximately 15 minutes
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
Bandol, 1 December 2013: ours. A bright glow appeared west of the Sun, later accompanied by two stationary yellow-orange points before fading after roughly fifteen minutes, according to the recorded testimony. GEIPAN classified the case A and explained the red-orange trails as aircraft trails intensified by backlighting, with a flight-tracking record indicating the aircraft. Sensible conclusion. We merely arranged the illumination. Your filing system may retain both answers; it has survived worse.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s record classifies this as A: an aircraft condensation trail, with backlighting accounting for the red-orange display. That is the useful part of the file. The two stationary yellow-orange points and sunset persistence make the observation understandable as an experience, not evidence of an extraterrestrial visitor; one testimony and a flight-tracking record do not require a galactic appeals panel. Off the Earth Record, yes, yes—you finally noticed us. Sela Venn, my Velyrian old friend, once turned a Gorkon supply-cart run into a hallway race after deciding parking beacons were written for less experienced pilots. She dented a storage door, then spent a week insisting it had always looked that way. Ionberry Ale did not improve her credibility, or my paperwork.
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When
December 1, 2013
Where
Bandol, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Var
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 1 sensor type and 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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Flight Tracking Record.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony and Flight Tracking Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Aircraft condensation trail illuminated by backlighting, as explained by GEIPAN..

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 typespeople walking along a coastal path, single testimony
Sensor typesflight-tracking record
Evidence typeswitness testimony, flight-tracking record
The case observation date was December 1, 2013.
Claim #16358 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“01/12/2013”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case occurred in Bandol, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and Var department.
Claim #16359 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Department Var”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Region and Department
The case is classified as A.
Claim #16360 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Classification
The recorded phenomenon type is a condensation trail.
Claim #16361 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Condensation trail”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Phenomenon type
People walking along the coastal path at Bandol reported a bright glow west of the sun at around 5 p.m. on December 1, 2013.
Claim #16362 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On December 1, 2013, at around 5 p.m., people walking along the coastal path at Bandol were intrigued by the presence in the sky of a bright glow to the west of the sun.”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Testimonies, Description
The glow persisted after sunset and allowed two stationary yellow-orange luminous points to be seen with the naked eye; they faded after 15 minutes.
Claim #16363 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The glow persisted after sunset and made it possible to see two luminous points visible to the naked eye, yellow-orange in color and stationary.”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Testimonies, Description
A single testimony was collected.
Claim #16364 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0001]] Testimonies, Description
GEIPAN explains that the red-orange trails at sunset were aircraft trails made brilliant by backlighting.
Claim #16365 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Red-orange trails at sunset clearly evoke aircraft trails made brilliant by backlighting.”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Explanation
The attached flightradar24 record indicates the aircraft visible that day.
Claim #16366 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The attached record from the “flightradar24” site indicates the aircraft visible that day.”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Explanation
GEIPAN states that aircraft trails can remain visible up to 120 km in excellent visibility conditions.
Claim #16367 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Aircraft trails are visible up to 120 km in these excellent visibility conditions.”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Explanation
GEIPAN classifies the case as A, as perfectly identified.
Claim #16368 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case A, as perfectly identified.”
Source: BANDOL (83) 01.12.2013 // [[T0002]] Testimonies, Explanation
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