Fred's discovery desk // you looked curious // this is how it starts

EXPLOREWITH FRED.

The Earth Archive is useful when you know what you are looking for. Most people do not. Fred does. He has spent an unreasonable amount of time with the paperwork, the witnesses, the sensors, the explanations, the unresolved leftovers, and several cousins who remain banned from borrowing his access badge.
Fred guides the browsing // Fred does not grade the evidence by vibes // Earth Record remains authoritative // Lore remains off the Earth Record
Fred's file of the day // one folder has been selected for your productivity loss

De Ruaudin toward Saint-Mars-d'Outillé: reddish-orange spheres

On April 18, 2015, at around 11:30 p.m., a motorist reported observing six or seven silent, reddish-orange luminous spheres moving in formation and seeming to follow the vehicle. The motorist stopped and took a few photo...

FRED // I choose one file a day because apparently “open every tab” is not considered a user experience.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 0884 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C0DB-551F-E4C2
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
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Fred's rabbit holes

CHOOSE YOUR BAD DECISION

These are structured paths through already-public Earth Record dossiers. Fred supplies the commentary. The source record supplies the facts. His cousins supply entirely separate problems.

Aviation witness records

UFO & UAP Pilot Reports

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers whose structured witness fields identify a pilot, aircrew member, crew member, or air traffic controller. A professional aviation witness remains a witness; inclusion is not verification of the reported object or explanation.

Fred // why this folder existsIf somebody already knows where the horizon is, I pay attention. I still read the rest of the file. Apparently that is what separates an archive from a group chat.
46 qualifying public dossiers →
Instrument context

UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with one or more recorded sensor types. A sensor field documents source context and does not by itself establish corroboration, extraordinary performance, or object identity.

Fred // why this folder existsMachines are useful because they do not get excited. Humans generally correct that deficiency during the press conference.
271 qualifying public dossiers →
Multiple reported observers

Multi-Witness UFO & UAP Reports

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with a structured witness count of two or more, or whose structured witness field explicitly states plural/multiple witnesses. Multiple observers add context; inclusion does not verify the reported event or interpretation and does not invent a headcount where the source supplied only a plural marker.

Fred // why this folder existsMore witnesses can improve context. They do not combine like loyalty points into a free certainty upgrade.
221 qualifying public dossiers →
Published source conclusions

Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers containing a published resolved-as field. AlienBox preserves the cited source conclusion and its limits; a listed resolution is attributed to the source rather than silently upgraded into a universal finding.

Fred // why this folder existsMy favorite category: somebody eventually put the correct label on the box. Gorkon considers this an advanced administrative technique.
964 qualifying public dossiers →
Archive history

Historical UFO & UAP Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with an occurrence date before 2000. Historical inclusion reflects the dated source record, not a judgment that the underlying report was verified or extraordinary.

Fred // why this folder existsSome of these files have been arguing with themselves longer than several of my cousins have been allowed to borrow a survey craft.
488 qualifying public dossiers →
Recorded media context

UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers whose structured evidence fields reference photographs, images, film, or video. Media presence is context only; original source pixels and provenance remain authoritative and derivatives never replace them.

Fred // why this folder existsPixels are evidence of pixels. Occasionally they are evidence of more. This is why the zoom button is not on the review board.
257 qualifying public dossiers →
Fresh paperwork

NEW ON FRED’S DESK

Recently cleared Earth Record dossiers. New does not mean stronger; it only means Fred has had less time to complain about the filing system.

Fred // Fresh paperwork is still paperwork. I am told this distinction is important for morale.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1365 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EF78-0498-BEEB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1365

Belfort dark object and colored bands observation

The GEIPAN record reports that a witness observed a dark-colored object with four horizontal colored bands through a window over Belfort on 21 January 2020...

Belfort // 2020 // Kite, according to the GEIPAN classification and exp...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1364 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A6E2-7A42-3337
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1364

Reported large white ball observation in Les Sauvages

A resident of Les Sauvages reported seeing a large white ball crossing the low, hazy sky above the D8 road between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., moving back and fort...

Les Sauvages, Rhône-Alpes, Rhône // 2020 // Misidentification of a skytracer; GEIPAN classificat...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1363 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DDF9-5E22-D03C
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1363

Saint-Christoly-Médoc observation reported at around 9 p.m., explained as Venus

A witness observed a very bright, fixed, scintillating point from their home in Saint-Christoly-Médoc for approximately 45 minutes. Through binoculars and...

Saint-Christoly-Médoc // 2020 // Planet Venus; the perceived shape was attributed to...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1362 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D402-9CE7-0220
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1362

Reported luminous-point observation at Rustrel (84)

The case description records an observation on 14 March 2020 at 22:34. A witness reported seeing a strongly shining, round, orange luminous point in the sk...

Rustrel (84) // 2020 // Astronomical misidentification involving Sirius; GEI...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1361 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A310-3DD6-58A9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1361

Tournon-Saint-Pierre fixed luminous phenomenon observation

On 23 March 2020 at 23:08, a witness observed and filmed a fixed luminous phenomenon from a courtyard in Tournon-Saint-Pierre, in a south-southwest directi...

Tournon-Saint-Pierre // 2020 // Procyon; apparent color and image anomalies attribut...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1360 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0FD3-3195-392F
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1360

Bruay-la-Buissiere observation, 13 April 2020

At around 4:20 p.m., two witnesses on a balcony observed a slow, silent white UAP with an irregular, sometimes rotating shape. GEIPAN classified the observ...

Bruay-la-Buissiere (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais // 2020 // GEIPAN classification A: a light fragment carried by...
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Instrument context

MACHINES SAW SOMETHING TOO

Dossiers whose Earth Record includes one or more recorded sensor types. A sensor field is context, not automatic corroboration.

Fred // Machines are useful because they do not get excited. Humans generally compensate for this later in the report.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1365 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EF78-0498-BEEB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1365

Belfort dark object and colored bands observation

The GEIPAN record reports that a witness observed a dark-colored object with four horizontal colored bands through a window over Belfort on 21 January 2020...

Belfort // 2020 // Kite, according to the GEIPAN classification and exp...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1363 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DDF9-5E22-D03C
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1363

Saint-Christoly-Médoc observation reported at around 9 p.m., explained as Venus

A witness observed a very bright, fixed, scintillating point from their home in Saint-Christoly-Médoc for approximately 45 minutes. Through binoculars and...

Saint-Christoly-Médoc // 2020 // Planet Venus; the perceived shape was attributed to...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1362 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D402-9CE7-0220
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1362

Reported luminous-point observation at Rustrel (84)

The case description records an observation on 14 March 2020 at 22:34. A witness reported seeing a strongly shining, round, orange luminous point in the sk...

Rustrel (84) // 2020 // Astronomical misidentification involving Sirius; GEI...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1361 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A310-3DD6-58A9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1361

Tournon-Saint-Pierre fixed luminous phenomenon observation

On 23 March 2020 at 23:08, a witness observed and filmed a fixed luminous phenomenon from a courtyard in Tournon-Saint-Pierre, in a south-southwest directi...

Tournon-Saint-Pierre // 2020 // Procyon; apparent color and image anomalies attribut...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1360 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0FD3-3195-392F
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1360

Bruay-la-Buissiere observation, 13 April 2020

At around 4:20 p.m., two witnesses on a balcony observed a slow, silent white UAP with an irregular, sometimes rotating shape. GEIPAN classified the observ...

Bruay-la-Buissiere (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais // 2020 // GEIPAN classification A: a light fragment carried by...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1358 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AC40-7477-D8C8
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #1358

Saint-Savin (33) storm luminous phenomena

GEIPAN records successive observations during a storm of red luminous phenomena. The witness reportedly described a bright, rounded red light that graduall...

Saint-Savin (33) // 2020 // Globular ball lightning associated with generalized...
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More paperwork, somehow

EVERYONE SAW IT. NOW WHAT?

Cases with a recorded witness count of two or more, or an explicit structured plural/multiple-witness marker. Multiple witnesses add context without turning a report into a verified conclusion; AlienBox does not invent an exact headcount from a plural marker.

Fred // Additional witnesses are useful. They are not a coupon redeemable for automatic certainty.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1360 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0FD3-3195-392F
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1360

Bruay-la-Buissiere observation, 13 April 2020

At around 4:20 p.m., two witnesses on a balcony observed a slow, silent white UAP with an irregular, sometimes rotating shape. GEIPAN classified the observ...

Bruay-la-Buissiere (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais // 2020 // GEIPAN classification A: a light fragment carried by...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1356 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
69F4-0995-9B3F
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1356

MIOS (33) 13.06.2020 — luminous phenomenon over Gironde

On June 13, 2020, at around 11:30 p.m., two people observed a yellow or orange-red luminous phenomenon in the northeastern night sky over Gironde. It was r...

Gironde // 2020 // Flying lantern / Thai lantern, classified A by GEIPA...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1350 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A755-F866-4873
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1350

Bernac-Debat blinking light observation attributed to Telkom 3

On 19 July 2020, three people observing the night sky in the Midi-Pyrénées region and Hautes-Pyrénées department reported a blinking luminous object with t...

Midi-Pyrénées region, Hautes-Pyrénées department // 2020 // Flashes created by the rapidly rotating Telkom 3 sat...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1331 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
68C2-2436-5E30
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1331

Malrevers luminous phenomenon, 26 May 2021

Sourced GEIPAN case: two witnesses in Malrevers observed five luminous sources with two halos moving silently from northwest to southeast for approximately...

Malrevers, southwestern France // 2021 // Effects associated with ignition of the Falcon 9 fin...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1320 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AC88-FEF9-3989
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1320

Multiple French observations of Falcon 9 relighting and Starlink train

GEIPAN received numerous testimonies about a luminous night-sky phenomenon observed across several departments and regions of France at around 10:55 p.m. o...

several departments and regions of France // 2021 // Relighting of Falcon 9's second stage and the Starli...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1319 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A233-4029-0FD0
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1319

La Seyne-sur-Mer luminous spherical object observation, assessed as a Mylar balloon

GEIPAN records an observation in La Seyne-sur-Mer on July 17, 2021. At around 8:45 p.m., the main witness reported seeing a luminous, shiny, smooth spheric...

La Seyne-sur-Mer // 2021 // GEIPAN category A: Mylar-type balloon
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People who were already in the sky

PILOTS, CREW & CONTROLLERS

Dossiers whose structured witness fields explicitly include pilots, aircrew, crew, or controllers. Professional context matters; it still does not identify the object by itself.

Fred // When someone already knows where the horizon is, I pay attention. I still read the rest of the file. This has apparently become my personality.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1241 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
975E-9FD2-F7E3
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #1241

Carry-le-Rouet beach video observation, identified as dandelion seeds

A witness piloting a camera-equipped recreational drone recorded video at 16:07 on 21 August 2022 and retrospectively observed a rapidly moving, white, agg...

a beach in Carry-le-Rouet // 2022 // An agglomeration of dandelion seeds carried by the w...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1199 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
63CC-19DB-395B
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1199

Pilot-reported moving points of light from south of Milan to Lake Geneva, identified as Starlink flashes

On January 31, 2023, an airline pilot reported observing several moving points of light with greatly varying brightness during a flight. The observation be...

From over the south of Milan to above Lake Geneva // 2023 // GEIPAN identified the phenomenon as flashes from Sta...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1193 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4446-2F8C-0936
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #1193

Reported luminous phenomena during AFR Abidjan–Paris flight

GEIPAN's sourced case record reports that one pilot and part of the crew observed four white luminous phenomena from approximately 00:40 for about one hour...

AFR Abidjan–Paris flight; near the approach to Algiers // 2023 // Starlink satellite flashes; UAP 2 was identified as...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1173 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BC3A-09DB-47D1
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1173

2014 English Channel pilot-reported silver-ball observation

On 13 May 2014 at 17:35 local time above the English Channel, a pilot reported observing a luminous phenomenon consisting of one or two silver balls to the...

above the English Channel // 2014 // GEIPAN classification C; possible explanations liste...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1105 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3DF3-8E52-6BC7
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
RECTANGLEREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1105

Reported dark rectangular object near a Cessna windshield

A pilot reported encountering a dark rectangular spot that passed very close to the windshield of a Cessna aircraft above Le Bar-Sur-Loup, on a north/south...

above the municipality of Le Bar-Sur-Loup // 2014 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a l...
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CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1079 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
86FD-5AB7-CC60
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1079

Pilot and multiple-witness observation of luminous points and flashes over the Mediterranean

A pilot and other witnesses reported multiple luminous points and flashes during a flight over the Mediterranean from approximately 01:30 to 02:15 UTC on A...

over the Mediterranean // 2023 // Starlink satellites briefly illuminated by sunlight,...
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Earth actually named something

THE LABEL FINALLY MATCHED THE BOX

Dossiers with a non-empty resolved-as field in the Earth Record. AlienBox preserves the cited source’s conclusion and its limits rather than replacing it with a more exciting one.

Fred // A published resolution is not boring. It is what happens when paperwork reaches adulthood.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1365 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
EF78-0498-BEEB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1365

Belfort dark object and colored bands observation

The GEIPAN record reports that a witness observed a dark-colored object with four horizontal colored bands through a window over Belfort on 21 January 2020...

Belfort // 2020 // Kite, according to the GEIPAN classification and exp...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1364 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A6E2-7A42-3337
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1364

Reported large white ball observation in Les Sauvages

A resident of Les Sauvages reported seeing a large white ball crossing the low, hazy sky above the D8 road between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., moving back and fort...

Les Sauvages, Rhône-Alpes, Rhône // 2020 // Misidentification of a skytracer; GEIPAN classificat...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1363 // CH 17
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DDF9-5E22-D03C
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1363

Saint-Christoly-Médoc observation reported at around 9 p.m., explained as Venus

A witness observed a very bright, fixed, scintillating point from their home in Saint-Christoly-Médoc for approximately 45 minutes. Through binoculars and...

Saint-Christoly-Médoc // 2020 // Planet Venus; the perceived shape was attributed to...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1362 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D402-9CE7-0220
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1362

Reported luminous-point observation at Rustrel (84)

The case description records an observation on 14 March 2020 at 22:34. A witness reported seeing a strongly shining, round, orange luminous point in the sk...

Rustrel (84) // 2020 // Astronomical misidentification involving Sirius; GEI...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1361 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A310-3DD6-58A9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #1361

Tournon-Saint-Pierre fixed luminous phenomenon observation

On 23 March 2020 at 23:08, a witness observed and filmed a fixed luminous phenomenon from a courtyard in Tournon-Saint-Pierre, in a south-southwest directi...

Tournon-Saint-Pierre // 2020 // Procyon; apparent color and image anomalies attribut...
Open dossier →
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 1360 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0FD3-3195-392F
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #1360

Bruay-la-Buissiere observation, 13 April 2020

At around 4:20 p.m., two witnesses on a balcony observed a slow, silent white UAP with an irregular, sometimes rotating shape. GEIPAN classified the observ...

Bruay-la-Buissiere (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais // 2020 // GEIPAN classification A: a light fragment carried by...
Open dossier →