Earth File #1840 // SOURCED record

Reported orange-red luminous sphere observation near Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnetal

A motorist reported seeing an orange-red luminous sphere moving slowly, changing color, and suddenly disappearing. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed the observation as probably involving a Thai lantern, with the reported trajectory compatible with the wind direction.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1840 // CH 15
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
376F-CCA0-D36A
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnetal (76) // Sep 10, 2010 21:00. 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 picturemotorist 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved slowly, changed color, suddenly disappeared by extinction
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedmotorist report, GEIPAN classification
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)5 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved slowlychanged colorsuddenly disappeared by extinction
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTAn 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
Not ours. The motorist’s report describes an orange-red luminous sphere moving slowly, changing color, and disappearing near Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnetal. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably a Thai lantern, with the reported trajectory compatible with the wind. We endorse neither the sphere nor the lantern; we merely confirm that no Visitor equipment was involved. Our paperwork division has filed the incident under “human atmosphere, no intervention required.”
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this one B and assessed it as probably a Thai lantern, with the reported movement compatible with the wind. For once, the label on the box appears to match the contents. “Suddenly disappeared” is not, by itself, a propulsion system; sometimes a light simply stops being visible. The Earth Record supports a reasonable explanation, not a cosmic verdict—and certainly not a claim that every detail was independently measured. Off the Earth Record: this was not ours. It also was not Zarnok Vell’s fault, which is worth stating because my Krellian cousin once borrowed a survey skiff for “one quick pass” and returned it with atmospheric dust in the intake and three unauthorized Gorkon Blues. He apologized with snacks. The paperwork survived. Barely.
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When
2010-09-10 21:00:00
Where
Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnetal (76)
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
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.
  • 5 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Motorist Report, GEIPAN Classification, and Official Source Assessment.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probably a Thai lantern, according to the GEIPAN assessment.

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 typesmotorist
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesmotorist report, GEIPAN classification, official source assessment
The case is classified B by GEIPAN.
Claim #18957 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: SAINT-JACQUES-SUR-DARNETAL (76) 09/10/2010 // [[T0001]] Case details
The type of phenomenon is listed as a Thai lantern.
Claim #18958 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: SAINT-JACQUES-SUR-DARNETAL (76) 09/10/2010 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source summarizes the case as a probable observation of the movement of a Thai lantern.
Claim #18959 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Probable observation of the movement of a Thai lantern.”
Source: SAINT-JACQUES-SUR-DARNETAL (76) 09/10/2010 // [[T0001]] Summary
On September 10, 2010, at around 9:00 p.m., a motorist reported being intrigued by an orange-red luminous sphere moving slowly, changing color, and then suddenly disappearing.
Claim #18960 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On September 10, 2010, at around 9:00 p.m., a motorist was intrigued by an orange-red luminous sphere moving slowly, changing color before suddenly disappearing.”
Source: SAINT-JACQUES-SUR-DARNETAL (76) 09/10/2010 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation's reported characteristics suggest a luminous balloon of the Thai lantern type, including a white-yellow light turning yellow-orange, an apparently stationary ovoid shape, disappearance by extinction, and a trajectory compatible with the wind direction.
Claim #18961 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The characteristics of the observation (a white-yellow light like that of a very large star turning yellow-orange, an apparently stationary ovoid shape, disappearance (extinction), a trajectory compatible with the direction of the wind) suggest a luminous balloon of the Thai lantern type.”
Source: SAINT-JACQUES-SUR-DARNETAL (76) 09/10/2010 // [[T0001]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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