Earth File #1680 // SOURCED record

Orange luminous phenomenon reported near Meursanges

GEIPAN records an observation on September 10, 2012, near Meursanges in Burgundy's Côte-d'Or department. The supplied sourced claims describe an orange luminous phenomenon with a long tail moving slowly in a straight trajectory at very high altitude and disappearing southward behind a cloud; the materials inconsistently report either two witnesses or one brief report. GEIPAN classified the case C for insufficient information. An aircraft contrail is suggested, but GEIPAN states that there is not enough concrete evidence to support that hypothesis.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1680 // CH 07
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
5657-7AC9-6497
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Meursanges, Burgundy, Côte-d'Or // Sep 10, 2012 20:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness report 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionslow passage, straight trajectory, very high altitude
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, 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 slow passagestraight trajectoryvery high altitude
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Not ours. We did not produce, steer, or illuminate the phenomenon reported near Meursanges. Your GEIPAN archive describes an orange light with a long tail, moving slowly along a straight path at very high altitude before vanishing southward behind a cloud. The record inconsistently gives two witnesses and one brief report. GEIPAN suggests an aircraft contrail, while stating that concrete evidence is insufficient to support that explanation, and classifies the case C. An admirably cautious filing.овали
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced GEIPAN record describes an orange, tailed light moving slowly at high altitude; the file is classified C for lack of information. Sensible. The contrail hypothesis has some visual support—particularly the reported orange coloration—but GEIPAN plainly says it is not established. That is not a failure of imagination; it is what happens when a distant observation arrives without enough precision to do more than suggest possibilities. The paperwork is also undecided about whether there were one or two witnesses, which is a small but useful reminder that even the witness count should not be promoted beyond the record. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. Unfortunately, that does not identify what it was. A rare instance of everyone being correct and nobody being satisfied.
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When
2012-09-10 20:00:00
Where
Meursanges, Burgundy, Côte-d'Or
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Aircraft contrail suggested but not established; GEIPAN classified the case C for lack of information..

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

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Witness typeswitness report
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness observation, official scientific investigation
The case concerns an observation on September 10, 2012, in Burgundy, in the Côte-d'Or department, and is classified C as a case involving a lack of reliable information.
Claim #17422 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 10/09/2012 Region Burgundy Department Côte-d'Or Classification C”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0001]] Case details
Two witnesses observed the slow passage of an orange luminous phenomenon with a long tail at very high altitude around 8:20 p.m.; it followed a straight trajectory and disappeared southward behind a cloud.
Claim #17423 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On September 10, 2012, at around 8:20 p.m., two witnesses observed the slow passage, at very high altitude, of an orange luminous phenomenon with a long tail. The trajectory was straight. It disappeared in a southerly direction, hidden by a cloud.”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
Only one witness briefly reported the observation.
Claim #17424 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Only one witness briefly reported the observation.”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is described as distant, not very strange, very poorly documented, and imprecise.
Claim #17425 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This distant observation case, which is not very strange, is very poorly documented and imprecise”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
The description suggests that the phenomenon was an aircraft contrail visible through low clouds.
Claim #17426 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“the description suggests an aircraft contrail visible through low clouds.”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
The orange color is described as common for contrails located toward the west during sunset, which occurred at 8:13 p.m. that day at that location.
Claim #17427 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 94% extraction confidence
“The orange color is common for contrails located toward the west during sunset (at 8:13 p.m. that day at that location).”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that it does not have enough concrete evidence to support the aircraft-contrail hypothesis.
Claim #17428 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“does not have enough concrete evidence to support this hypothesis.”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
The case is classified as C due to a lack of information.
Claim #17429 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified as “C” due to a lack of information.”
Source: MEURSANGES (21) 10.09.2012 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
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