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Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesvideo recording, weather station
Evidence typeswitness testimony, video, weather-station readings, official GEIPAN investigation
The case concerns a 13 October 2015 observation in Nîmes involving several luminous UAPs reported in the night sky.
Claim #9181 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Recent testimony (2019) of an old observation (2015); single observation of several luminous UAPs in the night sky: lack of reliable information.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0001]] Summary
At 00:40 on 13 October 2015, a witness heard what was described as a fighter jet passing by, opened the shutters, and saw above the building a craft with several triangular shapes and white points.
Claim #9182 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On 13 October 2015 at 00:40, a witness was disturbed by noise in the sky (a fighter jet passing by).”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness immediately filmed the phenomenon.
Claim #9183 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“He immediately filmed the phenomenon.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness submitted the testimony to GEIPAN in May 2019, and no other testimony was collected.
Claim #9184 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness submitted his testimony to GEIPAN in May 2019. No other testimony was collected.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
The provided video shows a few luminous points and an orange oval shape; the witness said he saw only one UAP directly, while the other points were visible only in the video.
Claim #9185 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness states that he saw only one UAP with his own eyes: the other luminous points are observed only in the video.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
The witness reported a clear, unobstructed, starry sky, but Nîmes Garons weather-station readings indicated very overcast and humid conditions, north/south winds of 20 km/h with gusts of 35 km/h, and visibility limited to 13 km.
Claim #9186 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“but the readings from the NÎMES GARONS weather station on the morning of 13/10/2015 (see the weather document) indicate a very overcast, humid sky with north/south winds of 20 km/h, with gusts of 35 km/h, and visibility limited to 13 km.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN states that heavy cloud cover may explain the appearance and disappearance of the UAP or UAPs and reduces the strangeness of the observation.
Claim #9187 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Thus, the very heavy cloud cover may explain the appearance and disappearance of the UAP or UAPs, which reduces the strangeness of the observation.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
A lantern hypothesis was examined for the luminous points but was not supported by the October timing, weekday and nighttime conditions, wind, and observation direction.
Claim #9188 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“Several hypotheses are examined:”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
A military-aircraft hypothesis was examined; GEIPAN states that the aircraft noises heard before the observation do not rule out that hypothesis because an aircraft might produce no noise at the observer's location depending on distance, direction, and altitude.
Claim #9189 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“This nevertheless does not rule out the aircraft hypothesis because, depending on the distance and the direction of an aircraft's trajectory and altitude, it is possible that there would be no noise at the observer's location.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
The short observation duration prevented confirmation of the east/southeast trajectory reported for the only UAP seen directly by the witness.
Claim #9190 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The short observation duration does not allow confirmation of the EAST/SOUTHEAST trajectory indicated by the witness for the only UAP seen with his own eyes.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0002]] Description
Because the observation was reported late, civilian or military aircraft passages could not be confirmed through radar tracking.
Claim #9191 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Given the late reporting of the observation, it is not possible to obtain confirmation of civilian or military aircraft passages through radar tracking.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0003]]
GEIPAN considers the aircraft hypothesis the most probable, but states that it cannot be confirmed.
Claim #9192 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This hypothesis seems the most probable, but cannot be confirmed.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0003]]
GEIPAN states that the case's strangeness cannot be confirmed because weather may explain the disappearances and the aircraft hypothesis is not incompatible with the observation.
Claim #9193 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The strangeness of the observation cannot be confirmed, because the weather may explain the disappearances, and the aircraft hypothesis is not incompatible”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0003]]
GEIPAN states that the case consistency is not good because the witness saw the luminous points only on the video and not in real time; optical effects or lens reflections were possible alternatives.
Claim #9194 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Despite the video provided, the consistency of the case is not good, because the witness saw the luminous points only on the video and not in real time; they could correspond to other phenomena, such as optical effects or reflections in the lens.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0003]]
GEIPAN classifies the case as C: lack of reliable information.
Claim #9195 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as C: lack of reliable information.”
Source: NIMES (30) 13 October 2015
// [[T0003]]
