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The observation occurred on April 1, 2023, at around 11 a.m., while the witness was walking home from a supermarket in La Talaudière.
Claim #7447 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On April 1, 2023, at around 11 a.m., the witness, walking home from a supermarket located in La Talaudière (42), observed an object in the sky”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness described a dark, delta-wing-shaped object with square front and rear sections that moved slowly and silently, oscillated slightly, maintained a constant altitude, and traveled from southwest to northeast for between 3 and 4 minutes.
Claim #7448 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The UAP moved slowly and silently, oscillating slightly, at a constant altitude and following a linear trajectory from southwest to northeast. The observation lasted between 3 and 4 minutes.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0001]] Description
The case had average consistency because there was one witness and the UAP did not appear in the photograph.
Claim #7449 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The case’s consistency* is average, since there was only one witness and the UAP does not appear in the photograph.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN considered that the UAP description might correspond to a lightweight object carried by the wind, although the observation duration and angular distance were not very compatible with that hypothesis unless the object was large and farther away.
Claim #7450 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The description of the UAP may correspond to a lightweight object carried by the wind, since its apparent trajectory is consistent with the wind direction.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0002]] Investigation assessment
A drone was considered as another hypothesis, but it was initially rejected because of the reported absence of noise and the apparent visibility of the propellers; the report noted that traffic noise could have masked the drone and that rapidly rotating propellers may not be visible in flight.
Claim #7451 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Another hypothesis considered is that of a drone, suggested by the witness himself, but rejected because of the absence of noise and the visibility of the propellers.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0002]] Investigation assessment
The investigation did not determine whether a drone could have flown over the area at the time of the observation.
Claim #7452 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“Although drones are prohibited from flying over the municipality, the investigation sought to determine whether a drone could nevertheless have flown over the area at the time of the observation, without success.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0002]] Investigation assessment
The submitted photograph was unusable and did not clarify the nature of the UAP.
Claim #7453 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Unfortunately, the photograph submitted by the witness was unusable and therefore does not make it possible to clarify the nature of the UAP.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0002]] Investigation assessment
The investigation did not favor any explanatory hypothesis.
Claim #7454 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The investigations did not make it possible to favor any explanatory hypothesis.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0002]] Investigation assessment
The case was classified as C, meaning it was unidentifiable due to a lack of data.
Claim #7455 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case is classified as “C,” a case unidentifiable due to a lack of data.”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0002]] Classification
The case record lists the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information.
Claim #7456 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Lack of reliable information”
Source: LA TALAUDIERE (42) 01.04.2023
// [[T0001]] Case details
