Earth File #1643 // SOURCED record

Bastia luminous-object observation, 7 February 2013

GEIPAN records that a witness and his wife observed a slowly moving luminous object near Bastia at around 9:45 p.m. The object reportedly appeared cylindrical and black when changing direction. GEIPAN classified the case A and identified the observation as the Air Corsica Marseille–Bastia flight approaching for landing.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1643 // CH 12
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CASE FINGERPRINT
29C2-0084-23AC
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported direction changesCIGAR
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
CIGAR
Bastia, near Bastia Poretta airport // Feb 7, 2013 21:45. 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 picturewitness, witness's wife 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported direction changesslow movement, changed direction
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedeyewitness report, official GEIPAN investigation and assessment
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 slow movementchanged direction
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
Yes. The Bastia observation was ours. The witness and his wife saw the luminous transit near the airport at approximately 9:45 p.m.; the cylindrical black appearance during the turn was intentional, though not especially elegant. GEIPAN’s record classifies the case A and identifies the observation as the Air Corsica Marseille–Bastia flight approaching to land. That remains the human assessment—and may correspond to what was seen. Our paperwork describes it as “routine.” Gorkon Outpost would have rejected the form.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
This is the satisfying kind of file: GEIPAN classifies the case A and identifies the reported object as the Air Corsica Marseille–Bastia flight approaching to land. A luminous form becoming a black cylinder during a change of direction is not, apparently, a violation of physics—just aviation viewed from an unexpected angle. Label updated. Civilization may continue. Off the Earth Record, yes, yes: you finally noticed us. Tovin Raal, my Nexari friend, once turned a routine observation pass into an incident report by parking where the beacon very clearly said not to park, then blaming the translation matrix over Gorkon Blue. He can make a landing approach look like an interstellar crisis without visibly trying. I am still filing the paperwork.
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When
2013-02-07 21:45:00
Where
Bastia, near Bastia Poretta airport
Morphology
CIGAR
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
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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: Eyewitness Report and Official GEIPAN Investigation And Assessment.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Air Corsica Marseille–Bastia flight approaching for landing.

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 typeswitness, witness's wife
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeseyewitness report, official GEIPAN investigation and assessment
The case concerns an observation of a luminous object moving through the sky that took on a cylindrical and black appearance when changing direction.
Claim #17112 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation of the movement through the sky of a luminous object that, when changing direction, takes on a cylindrical shape and black color: observation of the Marseille–Bastia flight on approach for landing.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0001]] Summary
On February 7, 2013, at around 9:45 p.m., a witness and his wife observed the slow movement of an object that intrigued them.
Claim #17113 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“On February 7, 2013, at around 9:45 p.m., a witness and his wife observed the slow movement of an object that intrigued them.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the witness's description has the characteristics of an aircraft on approach, consisting of a slow luminous form followed by a black cylindrical form.
Claim #17114 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The description given by the witness has all the characteristics of an aircraft on approach: a slow luminous form, followed by a black cylindrical form.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the reported time coincided with the arrival of the Air Corsica Marseille–Bastia flight, which normally landed at Bastia at 9:55 p.m., and that this may correspond to what the witness saw.
Claim #17115 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The time he mentions, 9:45 p.m., coincides with the arrival of the Air Corsica MARSEILLE–BASTIA flight, which departs from MARSEILLE at 9:05 p.m. and normally lands at BASTIA at 9:55 p.m.; this may correspond to what he saw.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
Bastia Poretta airport was located 3 or 4 km as the crow flies from the observation location, to the northwest.
Claim #17116 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“BASTIA PORETTA is located 3 or 4 km as the crow flies from the observation location, to the northwest.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN notes that the witness stated the phenomenon was twice as low as usual aircraft and that he was not at his home, giving him a different viewpoint from his usual one.
Claim #17117 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“What is surprising is the witness's reaction, as he stated that the phenomenon was twice as low as the usual aircraft; it is noted that the witness was not at his home and therefore had a different viewpoint from his usual one.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN states that the pilot may have used a lower approach altitude that day for reasons of his own.
Claim #17118 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“It is also possible that the pilot used a lower approach altitude that day than usual, for reasons of his own.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as A and identifies it as an observation of the Marseille–Bastia flight on approach for landing.
Claim #17119 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “A”: observation of the Marseille–Bastia flight on approach for landing.”
Source: BASTIA (20) 07.02.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
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