Earth File #1623 // SOURCED record

ARTONNE (63) luminous orange ball observation

GEIPAN records that two people at their home reported seeing a slow, silent luminous orange or yellow-orange ball without a trail. The source says it later moved away more quickly and disappeared instantly, and classifies the case as B, describing it as a probable observation of a Thai lantern, likely launched during an Easter Monday celebration.
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CASE FINGERPRINT
815F-B282-D3D3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Auvergne region, Puy-de-Dôme department // Apr 1, 2013. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturetwo people at their home 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionslow movement, silent, later moved away more quickly
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial GEIPAN case record, witness report
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: region slow movementsilentlater moved away more quickly
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your archive records that two people at home observed a slow, silent orange-yellow light, later departing faster and vanishing instantly. GEIPAN classifies the case as B and assesses it as a probable Thai lantern, likely associated with an Easter Monday celebration. This assessment is understandable, though incorrect. The object was ours. We were conducting a routine atmospheric transit, with the usual courtesy of not leaving a receipt. Gorkon Outpost still files them alphabetically.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classifies this as B: a probable Thai lantern, based on a report of a slow, silent orange light. Sensible filing. The instant disappearance is a little untidy, but “unidentified” does not automatically mean “extraterrestrial,” despite humanity’s persistent enthusiasm for upgrading a label into a biography. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. I would like it recorded that this was not a covert operation, merely a routine field appearance that became someone else’s case file. Gorkon’s paperwork is still less forgiving.
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When
April 1, 2013
Where
Auvergne region, Puy-de-Dôme department
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY 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: Official GEIPAN Case Record and Witness Report.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN class B; probable observation of a Thai lantern.

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 typestwo people at their home
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial GEIPAN case record, witness report
The observation date was 2013-04-01.
Claim #16945 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“01/04/2013”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case is associated with the Auvergne region and Puy-de-Dôme department.
Claim #16946 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Auvergne Department Puy-de-Dôme”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classifies the case as B.
Claim #16947 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0002]] Case classification statement
The recorded phenomenon type is a Thai lantern.
Claim #16948 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
Two people at their home reported seeing a slow and silent luminous orange ball that later moved away more quickly and disappeared instantly.
Claim #16949 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“On April 1, 2013, at around 9:15 p.m., two people at their home were intrigued by the slow and silent movement of a luminous orange ball, which then moved away more quickly and disappeared instantly.”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source describes the object as a yellow-orange ball without a trail, moving in the direction of the north wind.
Claim #16950 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
““a yellow-orange ball, without any trail”—moving in the direction of the north wind”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The source says the observation clearly suggests the movement of a Thai lantern, probably launched during an Easter Monday celebration.
Claim #16951 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“clearly suggests the movement of a Thai lantern (flying lantern), probably launched during a celebration on this public holiday (Easter Monday).”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The case summary identifies the observation as a probable observation of the passage of a Thai lantern.
Claim #16952 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the slow and silent passage of an orange ball in the sky: probable observation of the passage of a Thai lantern.”
Source: ARTONNE (63) 01.04.2013 // [[T0001]] Summary
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