A witness observed a bright luminous point from their home in Quesnoy-le-Montant at around 5:55 a.m. on September 16, 2023. The observation lasted approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes and became less visible with daylight. GEIPAN analyzed it as the planet Venus, explaining the brightness through Venus's high magnitude and the smartphone-video appearance through defocusing and diffraction effects; the case was classified A.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1061 // CH 17 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT EB7C-6D82-19B8 NIGHT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Witness's home in Quesnoy-le-Montant // Sep 16, 2023 05:55. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDNIGHTGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionobserved for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, became less visible with daylight
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: localityobserved for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutesbecame less visible with daylight
FRED // QUICK TAKEAn interesting report is allowed to have an explanation. This is why the label stays attached to the box even after the mystery gets less glamorous.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We did not cause or operate the reported phenomenon. Your record states that a witness in Quesnoy-le-Montant observed a bright point at around 5:55 a.m. on September 16, 2023, for approximately ninety minutes. GEIPAN identifies it as Venus, with the strong brightness explained by its recorded magnitude; the smartphone appearance was attributed to defocusing and diffraction effects. Case classified A. Our involvement: none. The paperwork may remain disappointed.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A bright point, a smartphone, and dawn: GEIPAN’s sourced analysis identifies Venus and explains the halo-like appearance through defocusing and diffraction, earning the case a tidy A classification. This is the rare file where the label on the box matches the contents. For the avoidance of administrative confusion, this one was not ours—but that does not solve the human case; it merely leaves the perfectly ordinary explanation standing. Off the Earth Record, it reminds me of Tovin Raal, a Nexari friend who once turned a routine observation pass into an incident report after arriving with Ionberry Ale and a plan to return a lost Earth dog. The dog found the ramp more interesting and declined departure. Tovin still blames the paperwork.
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When
2023-09-16 05:55:00
Where
Witness's home in Quesnoy-le-Montant
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
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Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters
AlienBox comparative analysis from structured Earth Record fields // not a new source // not a change in evidence grade
Fred keeps this file near the top of the pile because the record names 1 sensor type, 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.
7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded sensor context: Smartphone Camera.
Recorded evidence context: Smartphone Videos and Astronomical Analysis.
The source record includes a published resolution: Planet Venus; smartphone appearance attributed to defocusing and diffraction spots.
What limits the 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?
Can the source establish a usable duration for the observation rather than only a date or narrative sequence?
Fred Says Go Here Next
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
“On September 16, 2023, at around 5:55 a.m., the witness, from his home in Quesnoy-le-Montant (80), sees an intense white light in the sky, more intense than the surrounding stars.”
Source: QUESNOY-LE-MONTANT (80) 16.09.2023
// [[T0002]] Case analysis
The Stellarium-based astronomical analysis found that Venus's position corresponded to the witness's reported date, time, azimuths, and initial elevation, while the reported final elevation may have been incorrectly estimated.
“The astronomical analysis, carried out using the Stellarium software, indeed shows that the position of Venus corresponds to the witness's indications in terms of date, time, azimuths, and initial elevation, although the final elevation indicated by the witness may have been incorrectly estimated.”
Source: QUESNOY-LE-MONTANT (80) 16.09.2023
// [[T0002]] Case analysis
The object's strong brightness was explained by Venus's high magnitude at the time, reported as -4.28 compared with an average of -4.14.
“The strong brightness of the observed object is explained by the high magnitude of the planet Venus at that specific time (-4.28 compared with an average of -4.14).”
Source: QUESNOY-LE-MONTANT (80) 16.09.2023
// [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN attributed the unusual appearance in the smartphone videos to device-related effects, including defocusing and diffraction spots.
“The device was not suited to the nighttime observation of point light sources, which can produce visible defocusing, resulting in a circular blurry spot identical to the device's aperture, often accompanied by concentric circles (diffraction spots).”
Source: QUESNOY-LE-MONTANT (80) 16.09.2023
// [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as A: observation of the planet Venus.
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