Earth File #842 // SOURCED record

Reported Nîmes observation of two silent black boomerang-shaped craft

A family reportedly observed two silent black boomerang-shaped craft in Nîmes on 11 August 2015 at 13:15. The first reportedly followed a straight trajectory, while the second abruptly changed direction before the craft disappeared behind trees. No other testimony was collected. GEIPAN classified the case as C for lack of cross-checking and considered a radio-controlled flying wing compatible but unverified; the case page lists the phenomenon type as “Lack of reliable information.”
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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SOL-3 // FILE 0842 // CH 13
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Reported direction changesOTHER
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
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Nîmes // Aug 11, 2015 13:15. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA DAYLIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturefamily 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported direction changessilent, first craft followed a straight trajectory, second craft abruptly changed direction
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, no corroborating testimony
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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality silentfirst craft followed a straight trajectorysecond craft abruptly changed direction
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDNo source image, thin visual metadata, and therefore no decorative radar pretending it learned something. You are welcome.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We claim responsibility for the two silent black boomerang-shaped craft reported over Nîmes on 11 August 2015. The family’s account records one straight trajectory and a second abrupt change of direction before both disappeared behind trees. Your Earth record remains appropriately cautious: no other testimony was collected, GEIPAN classified the case C for lack of cross-checking, and a radio-controlled flying wing was considered compatible but unverified. We appreciate the classification. “Lack of reliable information” is also our preferred filing category.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced record, yes—but a very small one: one family’s observation, no corroborating testimony, and no photo or video verification. GEIPAN’s radio-controlled flying-wing hypothesis is compatible, not confirmed; the case remains C, politely filed under “Lack of reliable information.” Sensible paperwork, at last. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. I would like it recorded that this is not a triumph of stealth so much as another instance of my relatives making a perfectly ordinary flight look needlessly dramatic. Naturally, I am the one left explaining the paperwork.
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When
2015-08-11 13:15:00
Where
Nîmes
Morphology
OTHER
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 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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation, No Corroborating Testimony, and No Photo Or Video Verification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN considered a radio-controlled flying wing compatible with the observation but could not verify the hypothesis; classified a....

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth 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?
  • 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

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesfamily
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness observation, no corroborating testimony, no photo or video verification
The case records an observation in Nimes on 11 August 2015 at 13:15 involving a family and two silent black boomerang-shaped craft with triangular fronts; the craft disappeared behind trees, the first followed a straight trajectory, and the second abruptly changed direction.
Claim #9411 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On 11 August 2015 at 13:15, a family was intrigued by the silent passage through the sky of two black boomerang-shaped craft with the front of a triangle. The craft quickly disappeared, hidden by trees. The trajectory of the first craft was straight, and the second abruptly changed direction.”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected for the observation.
Claim #9412 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected.”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
The weather recorded at Nimes Garons was unusual, with a wind change from north in the morning to south in the afternoon, and the observation occurred during the reversal, preventing determination of the local wind at that precise moment.
Claim #9413 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The observation occurred right in the middle of this reversal, making it impossible to determine the local wind at that precise moment (see the Météociel report).”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0001]] Description / [[T0002]] Description
The boomerang shape and nonlinear trajectory suggest a kite, radio-controlled model aircraft, or drone.
Claim #9414 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The boomerang shape and the nonlinear trajectory suggest a kite or a radio-controlled model aircraft or drone (see a video of a craft with this shape: Drones or luminous flying wings).”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN considers a radio-controlled flying wing compatible with the observation but says it cannot verify that hypothesis without another testimony or a photo or video.
Claim #9415 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The remaining hypothesis is that of a radio-controlled flying wing, which seems compatible with the observation, but GEIPAN has no means of verifying it without another testimony or a photo/video.”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as C because of a lack of cross-checking.
Claim #9416 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “C” due to a lack of cross-checking.”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0002]] Description
The case page lists the phenomenon type as “Lack of reliable information.”
Claim #9417 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Lack of reliable information”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case page lists a strangeness score of 0.30 and a consistency score of 0.48.
Claim #9418 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Strangeness 0.30 Consistency 0.48”
Source: NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details
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NIMES (30) 11.08.2015 FR // English display translation
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