Earth File #1792 // SOURCED record

Luminous white point observed over Montmerle-sur-Saône on 13 May 2011

GEIPAN records a witness observation of a very bright or luminous white point in the sky at around 11:30 p.m. The point appeared stationary for a few seconds, then moved northwest while dimming; no sound was reported. GEIPAN notes an aircraft as a possible explanation but did not investigate which aircraft might have been involved. The case remains classified C for lack of information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1792 // CH 08
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
F644-7A14-63AB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Montmerle-sur-Saône // May 13, 2011. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureindividual witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseappeared stationary for a few seconds, moved northwest, dimmed while moving
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, official investigation record
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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality appeared stationary for a few secondsmoved northwestdimmed while moving
FRED // ROUTING NOTEShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your archive reports that, on 13 May 2011, a witness at Montmerle-sur-Saône observed a luminous white point around 11:30 p.m. It appeared stationary briefly, then moved northwest while dimming; no sound was reported. GEIPAN considered an aircraft a possible explanation, did not identify one, and classified the case C for lack of information. We do not recognize the phenomenon either. This is inconvenient for our filing system, which prefers at least one category.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED GEIPAN record describes a bright point that seemed stationary, then moved while dimming; an aircraft was considered possible, but not identified. The useful part is the restraint: plausible is not resolved, and “unidentified” is not a synonym for “extraterrestrial.” With one witness, no sensor record, and a case classification of C for lack of information, the box label is doing honest work for once. Off the Earth Record, I checked the Gorkon directory. No match. Even our side does not recognize this one, which is inconveniently interesting and administratively intolerable. I have filed it under “observe, do not inflate,” directly beneath several reports that were merely aircraft with better publicists.
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When
May 13, 2011
Where
Montmerle-sur-Saône
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.

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What strengthens the record

  • 1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
  • 9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Investigation Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: An aircraft was identified by GEIPAN as a possible explanation, but the case was not resolved and remains classified C for lack of....

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 typesindividual witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness observation, official investigation record
The case concerns a witness observation from Montmerle-sur-Saône of a luminous white point in the sky on May 13, 2011, at around 11:30 p.m.
Claim #18505 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On May 13, 2011, at around 11:30 p.m., a witness observed from the courtyard of their home a luminous white point in the sky that intrigued them.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The observation lasted less than three minutes, and the witness reported that the object moved northwest without any sound being heard.
Claim #18506 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“During the observation, which lasted less than three minutes, the witness noted that the object moved northwest, without any sound being heard.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The witness saw a very bright point that appeared stationary for a few seconds, then moved while dimming over a few seconds.
Claim #18507 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness saw a very bright point, apparently stationary for a few seconds, which then moved while dimming over a few seconds.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
No other testimony was received regarding the phenomenon.
Claim #18508 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was received regarding this phenomenon.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
GEIPAN identifies an aircraft traveling toward the witness as one possible explanation for the observation, with a change of course potentially causing the apparent lateral movement and fading.
Claim #18509 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“One possible cause could be an aircraft traveling toward the witness, making it appear stationary; its forward lights would then be pointed in the direction of the witness, who would perceive a maximum brightness.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
GEIPAN did not research which aircraft might have produced the observation because the phenomenon had relatively low strangeness.
Claim #18510 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Given the relatively low strangeness of the phenomenon, GEIPAN did not carry out research to determine which aircraft it might have been.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The case remains classified as C, meaning lack of information.
Claim #18511 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“As a result, this case remains classified as "C," lack of information.”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Description paragraph
The case page lists the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information.
Claim #18512 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case page lists the observation date as May 13, 2011.
Claim #18513 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 13/05/2011”
Source: MONTMERLE-SUR-SAONE (01) 13.05.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details
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