Earth File #74 // SOURCED record

Reported Bordeaux fireball observation

The GEIPAN case record states that, on January 4, 2004, several witnesses reportedly saw a large fireball falling very rapidly near Bordeaux. The observation is assessed as probably an atmospheric reentry and classified B; the listed phenomenon type is “Identified phenomenon not indicated.”
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0074 // CH 14
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
B1A6-0CB5-D16B
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported descending motionLIGHT
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Aquitaine region, Gironde department, near Bordeaux // Jan 4, 2004. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureseveral witnesses 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported descending motionfalling very rapidly
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedofficial scientific UAP investigation, witness report
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: region falling very rapidly
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEPart 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 GEIPAN record reports that, on January 4, 2004, several witnesses near Bordeaux saw a large fireball falling very rapidly. It assesses the observation as probably an atmospheric reentry and classifies the case B; the listed phenomenon type remains “Identified phenomenon not indicated.” We were present only as observers. We did not cause the reported phenomenon. Our field notes contain no useful improvement on the human assessment, which is irritatingly efficient.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced GEIPAN/CNES record classifies this Bordeaux-area observation as B and assesses it as probably an atmospheric reentry. Sensible. The remaining phrase—“Identified phenomenon not indicated”—is bureaucratic for “we have a likely answer, but someone declined to put the name on the box.” That is not evidence of anything exotic; it is evidence that filing systems enjoy suspense. Off the Earth Record: the Visitors were observers here, not the cause. Their attendance still does not identify the phenomenon reported by the witnesses. I have reminded them that watching someone else’s paperwork does not make it yours. They considered this unfair, which is how I knew the note was accurate.
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When
January 4, 2004
Where
Aquitaine region, Gironde department, near Bordeaux
Morphology
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Evidence authority
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Resolution
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesseveral witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesofficial scientific UAP investigation, witness report
The observation date was 2004-01-04.
Claim #1121 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“04/01/2004”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case is located in the Aquitaine region and Gironde department.
Claim #1122 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Aquitaine Department Gironde”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Region and Department
The case classification is B.
Claim #1123 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Classification
The case summary describes a probable observation of an atmospheric reentry.
Claim #1124 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Probable observation of an atmospheric reentry”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Summary
On January 4, 2004, at around 5:45 p.m., several witnesses reportedly saw a large fireball falling very rapidly.
Claim #1125 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 4, 2004, at around 5:45 p.m., several witnesses saw a large fireball falling very rapidly.”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The description states that the fireball was probably an atmospheric reentry.
Claim #1126 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“It was probably an atmospheric reentry.”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Description
The listed phenomenon type is "Identified phenomenon not indicated."
Claim #1127 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Identified phenomenon not indicated”
Source: BORDEAUX (33) 04.01.2004 // [[T0001]] Case details, Phenomenon type
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