Earth File #1076 // SOURCED record

Retrospective UAP photograph at the Notre-Dame de la Paix lookout

A witness walking at the Notre-Dame de la Paix lookout on La Réunion later noticed what was reported as a UAP in a smartphone photograph. GEIPAN classified the case as A and assessed that the photographed object was very probably the endemic butterfly Neptis Dumetorum, moving rapidly close to the lens; the butterfly was described as approximately 2 cm long and similar in shape and color to the reported UAP.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1076 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
41AA-FAB1-ED7A
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported rapid motionUNKNOWN
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
UNKNOWN
Notre-Dame de la Paix lookout, Le Tampon, La Réunion // May 16, 2023. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionReportedly moving rapidly close to the camera lens, Noticed retrospectively in a photograph
Sensor / evidencesmartphone cameraphotograph, official investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
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: area Reportedly moving rapidly close to the camera lensNoticed retrospectively in a photograph
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEAn 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
Yes, this one was ours. We used the visual profile of a local butterfly and moved close to the smartphone lens, where your camera recorded the result more successfully than intended. Your archive reports that the witness noticed the UAP only afterward. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed it as very probably the endemic Neptis Dumetorum. A respectable outcome, apart from being mistaken for an insect.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this one A: the apparent UAP was very probably a small Neptis Dumetorum butterfly passing close to the smartphone lens. The label finally matches the contents. A rare administrative triumph. The Visitors are claiming it anyway. I am correcting them for the record: our internal AlienBox files indicate this was not ours. No craft, no field team, no cousin making a regrettable landing—just an insect and an image noticed after the walk. That disagreement belongs to AlienBox lore, not the Earth Record. I have sent the Visitors the classification twice. They have requested a third review, presumably from the butterfly.
FRED // EXPENSE ACCOUNT DENIED

Buy Fred a Quasar Foam

The Gorkon Outpost has again declined reimbursement. Voluntary support keeps AlienBox running and does not purchase influence over Earth Record conclusions.

EARTH CURRENCY BUY QUASAR FOAM // $5 Secure checkout via Stripe // funds settle to Orange-Hat, LLC
QR code for Fred's DigiByte tip address
DIGIBYTE // DIRECT TIP SCAN OR SEND DGB dgb1q9dw0cfzr22n2efrad7l8340na90nlptjnthq0s
OPEN DGB WALLET →
Suggested: 500 DGB // any amount welcome // blockchain confirmation monitor pending
SUPPORT POLICY // Support payments are voluntary and never influence Earth Record evidence ranking, factual conclusions, or editorial treatment. VIEW FRED'S EXPENSE ACCOUNT →
When
May 16, 2023
Where
Notre-Dame de la Paix lookout, Le Tampon, La Réunion
Morphology
UNKNOWN
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
EXPLAINED

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 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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Smartphone Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photograph and Official Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN assessed the object as very probably the endemic La Réunion butterfly Neptis Dumetorum; the case was classified A and the l....

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.
UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data → See how other dossiers record sensor context without treating it as automatic corroboration. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files → Compare provenance and limitations across visual-media cases.
Related Earth File #1061

Luminous observation from Quesnoy-le-Montant

Shared sensor context: Smartphone Camera; similar witness context: Witness.

 Related Earth File #1365

Belfort dark object and colored bands observation

Shared evidence context: Photograph; similar witness context: Witness.

 Related Earth File #1330

Reported luminous halo and bright rectangle observed from Noé

Shared evidence context: Official Investigation; similar witness context: Witness.

 Related Earth File #1248

Stationary oval light near the Moon observed from Colpo

Shared evidence context: Photograph and Official Investigation; similar witness context: Witness.

 Related Earth File #1246

Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: colored light observed near a forest-fire site

Shared evidence context: Official Investigation; similar witness context: Witness.

 Related Earth File #1045

Reported spherical object observation near Cesson-Sévigné

Shared evidence context: Official Investigation; similar witness context: Witness.

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typeswitness
Sensor typessmartphone camera
Evidence typesphotograph, official investigation
The date of observation was 2023-05-16.
Claim #11756 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Date of observation 16/05/2023”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as A.
Claim #11758 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed type of phenomenon is Insect.
Claim #11759 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Insect”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0001]] Case details
The witness was walking at the Notre-Dame de la Paix lookout on La Réunion and later noticed a UAP in one of the photographs taken with a smartphone.
Claim #11760 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the witness was walking at the Notre-Dame de la Paix lookout (Cd 36 Nd de la Paix / La Plaine des Cafres) on the island of La Réunion. Subsequently, the witness noticed the presence of an Unidentified Aerospace Phenomenon (UAP) in one of the photographs taken with their smartphone during this walk.”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0001]] Description
The investigation assessed that the witness probably photographed an animal such as an insect, bird, or butterfly.
Claim #11761 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The investigation demonstrates that the witness probably photographed an animal, such as an insect, bird, or butterfly.”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0001]] Description
The investigation assessed that the photographed object was highly probably the endemic La Réunion butterfly Neptis Dumetorum moving rapidly close to the lens.
Claim #11762 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“highly probable that it was an endemic butterfly of La Réunion called “Neptis Dumetorum,” moving rapidly close to the lens.”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0002]] Description
The butterfly was described as approximately 2 cm in length and as having marked similarities in shape and color with the reported UAP.
Claim #11763 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Measuring approximately 2 cm in length, this butterfly has marked similarities in terms of shape and color with the unidentified aerospace phenomenon (UAP) mentioned (see the investigation report).”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0002]] Description
The case is classified as A and is described as very probably involving a butterfly.
Claim #11764 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified as “A”; it is very probably a butterfly.”
Source: LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 // [[T0002]] Description
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

Ask Fred About This File

Questions about the dossier get an Earth Record answer first, then Fred may add clearly separated off-record commentary.

Questions are conversation, not evidence. Fred cannot promote a claim, alter a citation, or improve a source tier because somebody asks nicely.

Related Cases

Source Documents

AlienBox displays translated titles when available. Canonical links always point to the original source.
LE TAMPON (974) 16.05.2023 FR // English display translation
ALIENBOX CLEARANCE // EARLY ACCESS
Receive new dossiers before the humans organize them.
Join the early-access list for new sighting dossiers, major archive drops, Fred's notes, Visitor confessions, and future Clearance-only research tools.
HUMAN COMPLIANCE NOTICE // Fred and Visitor transmissions are AI-generated AlienBox editorial layers. Earth Record claims are separately sourced and audited. Ask Fred conversations are contextual explanations, not new evidence. Foreign-language source material remains immutable in its original archive; English display/analysis translations are stored separately with provenance. Scanner graphics, flashes and alien silhouettes are interface design only.
Earth ArchiveSourcesMethod