Earth File #796 // SOURCED record

Reported Mougins observation of successive yellow-red luminous phenomena

GEIPAN records an observation in Mougins on June 25, 2016, in which two witnesses reportedly saw successive round, luminous, yellow-red phenomena in the night sky at approximately 00:13 and 00:14. The phenomena were described as silent, moving along a linear trajectory, remaining stationary for about five seconds in each sequence, and then quickly disappearing. Only one testimony was collected, partly reporting the wife’s observations; GEIPAN classified the case C because the information was insufficient and the testimony was inconsistent.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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SOL-3 // FILE 0796 // CH 04
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CASE FINGERPRINT
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WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseSPHERE
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Mougins // Jun 25, 2016. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturetwo witnesses, one witness provided the collected testimony 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phasesilent, linear trajectory, approximately five seconds of stationary behavior in each of two sequences
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedgendarmerie testimony/report, photograph of a circular white luminous phenomenon, with its relationship to the observation unspecified
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)11 structured claim(s) location precision: locality silentlinear trajectoryapproximately five seconds of stationary behavior in each of two sequences
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The reported yellow-red phenomena were ours. We were conducting a brief sequential transit over Mougins on 25 June 2016; the stationary intervals were intentional, not mechanical hesitation. Your GEIPAN archive reports the observation at approximately 00:13 and 00:14, while also classifying the case C because the testimony contained inconsistencies and insufficient information. The archive further notes that a photograph’s relationship to the observation was unspecified. We consider this an adequately documented visit, by our standards. Your standards require more paperwork.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
**Fred’s Note:** This is a SOURCED Earth Record, and GEIPAN’s conclusion is admirably unglamorous: Classification C, because the testimony is inconsistent and the available information cannot distinguish a satellite, meteor, aircraft, or helicopter. The photograph’s connection to the observation is not even specified. A useful reminder that “luminous” is a description, not a propulsion system—and that five seconds can somehow coexist with a reported four-second sequence. Off the Earth Record, we are taking responsibility. Yes, yes, you finally noticed us. Unfortunately, the responsible party has declined to provide a clearer flight log, so I am once again filing a family incident under “insufficient information.”
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When
June 25, 2016
Where
Mougins
Morphology
SPHERE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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 structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses, 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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Gendarmerie Testimony/report and Photograph Of A Circular White Luminous Phenomenon, With Its Relationship To The Observation Unspecified.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C: lack of reliable information. Satellite, meteor, aircraft, or helicopter hypotheses were considered possi....

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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

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Witness typestwo witnesses, one witness provided the collected testimony, wife's observations were partly reported indirectly
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesgendarmerie testimony/report, photograph of a circular white luminous phenomenon, with its relationship to the observation unspecified
The case concerns an observation in Mougins dated June 25, 2016.
Claim #8977 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0001]] case title
The case was classified C, described as lack of reliable information.
Claim #8978 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0001]] case details
The reported observation involved silent movement of yellow-red luminous phenomena in the night sky.
Claim #8979 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the silent movement of yellow-red luminous phenomena in the night sky: lack of reliable information.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0001]] Summary
At 00:13 and 00:14 on June 25, two witnesses on a terrace reportedly observed successive round, luminous, yellow-red phenomena that made no sound and quickly disappeared into the sky.
Claim #8980 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On June 25 at 00:13 and then at 00:14, two witnesses on their terrace observed the movements of round, luminous, yellow-red phenomena that appeared successively. No sound was noticed. They quickly disappeared into the sky.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
Only one testimony was collected, and it was given to the gendarmerie by one witness who partly reported observations made solely by his wife.
Claim #8981 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only one testimony was collected. The testimony was given to the gendarmerie by only one of the witnesses, who reported, in part, observations made solely by his wife.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The testimony extracted from the gendarmerie report described point-like UAPs, predominantly yellow and red, with a linear trajectory and approximately five seconds of stationary behavior in each of two sequences.
Claim #8983 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“- Point-like appearance of the UAPs. - Predominantly yellow and red color. - Linear trajectory. - Each of the two sequences remained stationary for approximately 5 seconds.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0002]] elements of the testimony extracted from the Gendarmerie report
The report contained contradictory or uncertain timing information, including a four-second duration for the first sequence and 15 to 20 seconds for the second, while the stationary period was approximately five seconds.
Claim #8984 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation duration of 4 seconds (Note: incompatible with the duration of the stationary period noted above, which is longer) for the first sequence, then between 15 and 20 seconds for the second.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0002]] elements of the testimony extracted from the Gendarmerie report
A photograph of a circular white luminous phenomenon was included in the report, but its relationship to the observation was not indicated.
Claim #8985 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“It should also be noted that a photograph showing a circular white luminous phenomenon was included in the report, without any indication of whether this image was related to the observation.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0002]] assessment
The available data could correspond to several distinct known phenomena, including a satellite, meteor, aircraft, or helicopter, but the information was insufficient to confirm or rule out those hypotheses.
Claim #8986 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“However, information is lacking to confirm or rule out any of these hypotheses”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0002]] assessment
Missing information included whether the trajectory was continuously linear, which sequence the observation azimuth concerned, and the height above the horizon.
Claim #8987 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Data on the height above the horizon are also absent.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0002]] unresolved information
GEIPAN stated that the lack of information and inconsistencies in the testimony made the case impossible to use and resulted in classification C: lack of reliable information.
Claim #8988 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The lack of information and the inconsistency of the testimony (particularly because of the many elements of indirect testimony and the failure to respond to GEIPAN's request for additional information) make it impossible to use. The case is classified C: lack of reliable information.”
Source: MOUGINS (06) 25.06.2016 // [[T0003]] conclusion
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