Earth File #692 // SOURCED record

Observation of approximately ten red-orange lights over Nantes

A witness reportedly observed approximately ten red-orange, roughly circular luminous lights at low altitude in Nantes on 2020-11-22 at about 18:00. The lights reportedly followed one another at regular distances toward the south/southwest; one reportedly veered westward, and the witness took eight photographs. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as compatible with Thai lanterns, while noting that the origin of the release could not be determined.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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SOL-3 // FILE 0692 // CH 15
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CASE FINGERPRINT
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SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Nantes // Nov 22, 2020 18:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureeyewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved at low altitude, followed one another at regular distances, moved south/southwest below the clouds
Sensor / evidencephotographic recording, weather stationphotographs, official scientific investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)12 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved at low altitudefollowed one another at regular distancesmoved south/southwest below the clouds
FRED // QUICK TAKEPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The approximately ten red-orange lights reported over Nantes on 22 November 2020 were ours. Your record describes them as moving at low altitude in orderly sequence, with one apparently departing westward, and records eight photographs by the witness. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed the display as compatible with Thai lanterns, while noting that the release origin could not be determined. Correct. Administrative concealment remains one of our more durable technologies.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s B classification is doing useful paperwork here: the lights were assessed as compatible with Thai lanterns, while the release origin remained undetermined. The reported veer is not required to become exotic; GEIPAN’s optical-illusion explanation is considerably less glamorous and therefore, as usual, more useful. Eight photographs do not automatically promote a lantern procession to spacecraft. Off the Earth Record, yes, this one was ours. Tovin Raal, a Nexari with a remarkable talent for turning routine observation passes into incident reports, was attempting a covert return of a lost Earth dog. The dog found the visitors more interesting and refused to leave the ramp. Tovin blamed the lighting. The dog has filed no correction.
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When
2020-11-22 18:00:00
Where
Nantes
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
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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 record names 2 sensor types, the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report, and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. 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.
  • 12 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Photographic Recording and Weather Station.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photographs, Official Scientific Investigation, and Weather Station Data.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Assessed by GEIPAN as compatible with Thai lanterns; release origin undetermined; classified B..

What limits the 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?
  • 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 typeseyewitness
Sensor typesphotographic recording, weather station
Evidence typesphotographs, official scientific investigation, weather-station data
The observation occurred in Nantes on 2020-11-22.
Claim #7829 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“NANTES (44) 22.11.2020”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case was classified B by GEIPAN.
Claim #7830 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed phenomenon type was Thai lantern.
Claim #7831 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0001]] Case details
The observation involved approximately ten red-orange lights moving at low altitude.
Claim #7832 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation of the movement at low altitude of around ten red-orange lights: probable misidentification of Thai lanterns.”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0001]] Summary
The witness observed the lights on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at approximately 6:00 p.m., shortly after sunset.
Claim #7833 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Sunday, November 22, 2020, at around 6:00 p.m. (shortly after sunset), the witness observes a red-orange light at 20° to the east.”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0001]] Description
The lights generally appeared luminous and roughly circular, followed one another at regular distances, and moved south/southwest below the clouds.
Claim #7834 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Other UAPs appear, generally luminous and roughly circular, around ten in number, following one another at regular distances.”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0001]] Description
One light veered westward at the last moment, and the witness took eight photographs.
Claim #7835 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“One of them veers westward at the last moment. The witness had time to take 8 photographs”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0002]] Testimonies
GEIPAN assessed the observation as compatible with Thai lanterns based on their appearance, trajectory, weak winds, and the weekend evening timing.
Claim #7836 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation is indeed compatible with Thai lanterns:”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0002]] Analysis
The Bouguenais weather station, 11 km from the observation site, reported an average wind of 4 km/h oriented south at 6:00 p.m. and south-southwest at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Claim #7837 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The Bouguenais weather station, located 11 km from the observation site, reports an average wind of 4 km/h, oriented south at 6:00 p.m. and SSW at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0002]] Analysis
GEIPAN proposed that the perceived lateral acceleration and change in direction could result from an optical illusion when a lantern goes out.
Claim #7838 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This perception may be due to the following optical illusion: when the lantern goes out, the observer has the impression that the lantern is moving away extremely rapidly”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0003]] Analysis
GEIPAN stated that highly convergent evidence indicated the observation involved Thai lanterns.
Claim #7841 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A body of highly convergent evidence indicates an observation of Thai lanterns passing by.”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0003]] Analysis
GEIPAN assigned a B classification because the origin of the lantern release could not be determined.
Claim #7842 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The impossibility of determining the origin of the release entails a B classification by GEIPAN.”
Source: NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 // [[T0004]] Analysis
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NANTES (44) 22.11.2020 FR // English display translation
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