Earth File #1784 // SOURCED record

Wiwersheim luminous sphere observation

A case record describes two witnesses observing a bright yellow-red luminous sphere moving rapidly in a straight line across the sky at around 1:26 a.m. on 2011-06-12. The passage was silent and lasted approximately three minutes. GEIPAN classified the case B, identifying a Thai lantern as the probable explanation.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1784 // CH 12
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
EECC-C21A-5798
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported rapid motionSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Wiwersheim, Alsace, Bas-Rhin // Jun 12, 2011 01:26. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturetwo witnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionrapid movement, straight-line trajectory, silent passage
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial investigation record, witness account
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: locality rapid movementstraight-line trajectorysilent passage
FRED // ROUTING NOTEPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
At approximately 01:26 on 12 June 2011, two witnesses in Wiwersheim reported to your archive a bright yellow-red sphere crossing the sky rapidly and silently. The record states that its trajectory was straight and the observation lasted about three minutes. GEIPAN classified the case B, describing a Thai lantern as the probable explanation. We were present only as observers. The sphere was not ours, and we will not claim credit for another object simply because it was luminous. Your filing system may remain calm.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s classification B is refreshingly unglamorous: a probable Thai lantern, with the record noting low strangeness and no elevation data. “Luminous sphere” is a description, not a promotion to interstellar status. The ordinary explanation fits the reported passage well enough, while the missing height information remains a small but real filing limitation. Off the Earth Record: the Visitors were observers, not the cause. They watched the event and filed nothing useful, which is a familiar standard among Visitors. Their observation does not identify what crossed the sky; it merely gives us another layer of spectatorship around an Earth record that already has a sensible label.
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When
2011-06-12 01:26:00
Where
Wiwersheim, Alsace, Bas-Rhin
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 structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses 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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Official Investigation Record and Witness Account.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable Thai lantern, according to GEIPAN classification B.

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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 witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial investigation record, witness account
The case record identifies the observation date as 2011-06-12, the region as Alsace, the department as Bas-Rhin, and the classification as B.
Claim #18444 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 12/06/2011 Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin Classification B”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case type is listed as “Thai lantern.”
Claim #18445 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes a silent and rapid passage of a bright red-yellow luminous sphere and identifies a Thai lantern as the probable explanation.
Claim #18446 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observations of the silent and rapid passage of a bright red-yellow luminous sphere: probable observation of the passage of a Thai lantern.”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0001]] Summary
The case description states that two witnesses saw a strongly luminous yellow-red sphere moving rapidly across the sky at around 1:26 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2011.
Claim #18447 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On Sunday, June 12, 2011, at around 1:26 a.m., two witnesses were surprised to see a strongly luminous yellow-red sphere moving rapidly across the sky.”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0001]] Description
The case description states that no particular noise was heard, the object followed a straight-line trajectory, and the observation lasted approximately three minutes.
Claim #18448 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No particular noise was heard as the object passed along a straight-line trajectory. The observation lasted approximately three minutes.”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN describes the case as having low strangeness and good consistency despite the absence of elevation data, which it attributes probably to a misunderstanding of the question about height in the sky.
Claim #18449 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Of low strangeness but good consistency despite the absence of elevation data (probably due to a misunderstanding of the question “height in the sky”)”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as B, meaning a probable observation of a Thai lantern.
Claim #18450 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: WIWERSHEIM (67) 12.06.2011 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
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