Reported Orange Ball on the D940, Classified as Venus
On 13 February 2011 at 6:07 a.m., a motorist traveling between Lamarque-Pontarcq and Lourdes reported a slow-moving orange ball just above the horizon. The observation lasted approximately thirty minutes. GEIPAN classified the phenomenon as Venus and attributed the reported color changes and apparent details to atmospheric scintillation.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1819 // CH 15 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 03BC-661C-B55C MORNING
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
D940 between Lamarque-Pontarcq and Lourdes // Feb 13, 2011 06:07. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDMORNINGGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturemotorist, single testimony 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoving slowly
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official scientific investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
FRED // ROUTING NOTEAn 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.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution Mivra Qel would call this display “plenty of information.” Mivra Qel also has never encountered a restricted corridor she considered personally binding. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We confirm responsibility for the reported phenomenon. The Earth Record, through the GEIPAN/CNES archive, describes a motorist observing a slow-moving orange ball above the horizon on 13 February 2011, for approximately thirty minutes. GEIPAN classified the observation as Venus and attributed the reported color changes and details to atmospheric scintillation. This is a reasonable terrestrial filing. It is not, however, the complete operational account. Our paperwork remains regrettably brighter than the object.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record is admirably unromantic: GEIPAN classified the reported orange light as Venus, with horizon scintillation accounting for the changing colors and apparent details. A single testimony, no sensors, and a bright planet in the reported direction make that a tidy filing outcome—not a failure of imagination.
Off the Earth Record, yes, that was ours. Mivra Qel, an Orinthian with a dangerous relationship to restricted corridors, made one extra low-orbit pass to inspect the lights. She later discovered why “one extra pass” appears in so many incident reports. I received the form, the apology, and half a bottle of Ionberry Ale. The Venus classification remains sound. My family’s parking judgment does not.
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When
2011-02-13 06:07:00
Where
D940 between Lamarque-Pontarcq and Lourdes
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
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
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.
7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official Scientific Investigation, and Astronomical Check.
The source record includes a published resolution: Venus, with reported color and detail changes attributed to atmospheric scintillation.
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?
Fred Says Go Here Next
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
“On Sunday, February 13, 2011, at 6:07 a.m., a motorist on the D940 between Lamarque-Pontarcq (65) and Lourdes (65) was intrigued by the slow movement of an orange ball just above the horizon.”
Source: [D940] FROM LAMARQUE-PONTACQ (65) TO LOURDES (65) 13.02.2011
// [[T0001]] Description
At 6:07 a.m., a motorist on the D940 between Lamarque-Pontarcq and Lourdes reported a slow-moving orange ball just above the horizon.
“On Sunday, February 13, 2011, at 6:07 a.m., a motorist on the D940 between Lamarque-Pontarcq (65) and Lourdes (65) was intrigued by the slow movement of an orange ball just above the horizon.”
Source: [D940] FROM LAMARQUE-PONTACQ (65) TO LOURDES (65) 13.02.2011
// [[T0001]] Description
The observation lasted approximately thirty minutes and a single testimony was collected.
“An astronomical check shows that the planet Venus is visible in this direction and is extremely bright.”
Source: [D940] FROM LAMARQUE-PONTACQ (65) TO LOURDES (65) 13.02.2011
// [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN states that the reported color changes and details resulted from atmospheric scintillation, which is strong and variable just above the horizon.
“The reported changes in color and details are the result of scintillation caused by the atmosphere; these effects are very strong and variable just above the horizon (the same applies at sunset).”
Source: [D940] FROM LAMARQUE-PONTACQ (65) TO LOURDES (65) 13.02.2011
// [[T0002]] Description
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