Earth File #1105 // SOURCED record

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 trajectory shortly after departure from Nice Airport. A passenger reportedly also saw the object. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as probably involving a large bird.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1105 // CH 02
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CASE FINGERPRINT
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CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
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Reported motionRECTANGLE
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
RECTANGLE
above the municipality of Le Bar-Sur-Loup // Oct 26, 2014. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturepilot, passenger 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionpassed very close to the windshield, north/south trajectory
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedpilot report, official investigation
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: locality passed very close to the windshieldnorth/south trajectory
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
Tovin Raal would call this display “plenty of information.” Tovin Raal also can turn a routine observation pass into an incident report without visibly trying. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your record describes a pilot’s report of a dark rectangular spot passing close to a Cessna windshield above Le Bar-Sur-Loup on 26 October 2014. The passenger reportedly saw it as well, though did not report the observation. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably involving a large bird; the record notes suitable bird species in the area. We were present only as observers. We did not cause the phenomenon. Our paperwork remains admirably uninvolved.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A dark shape near an aircraft windshield is alarming; GEIPAN’s B classification gives the less glamorous explanation: probably a large bird. The important filing point is that “unidentified” did not survive contact with the available context, including a protected area with birds capable of flying at that altitude. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors were observers only—not the cause, and certainly not an identification of the object. Family note: my Orinthian cousin Nessa Qel once borrowed a survey skiff for one quick pass and returned it with atmospheric dust in the intake, three Red Dwarf Stouts, and a three-part operation with matching code names. I mention this because I was the one assigned the paperwork. Again.
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When
October 26, 2014
Where
above the municipality of Le Bar-Sur-Loup
Morphology
RECTANGLE
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY 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 witness context includes aviation personnel and the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report. 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 evidence context: Pilot Report and Official Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a large bird, such as an eagle, falcon, harrier, kite, or vulture..

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?

Fred Says Go Here Next

Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
UFO & UAP Pilot Reports → Compare this witness context with other aviation records. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files.
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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 typespilot, passenger
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typespilot report, official investigation
The case observation date was 2014-10-26.
Claim #12054 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 26/10/2014”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
The observation occurred above the municipality of Le Bar-Sur-Loup.
Claim #12055 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation took place above the municipality of Le Bar-Sur-Loup”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
A pilot of a Cessna business aircraft reported that, three minutes after taking off from Nice Airport at 15:21 UT, he encountered a dark rectangular spot that passed very close to the windshield on a north/south trajectory at flight level 115.
Claim #12056 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On October 26, 2014, a pilot of a business aircraft (Cessna), 3 minutes after taking off from Nice Airport at 15:21 UT, reported having very quickly encountered a dark, rectangular spot that passed very close to his windshield, on a north/south trajectory at flight level 115.”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The passenger on the right also saw the object but did not report the observation.
Claim #12057 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“His passenger on the right also saw the object but did not report his observation.”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified as phenomenon type Bird.
Claim #12058 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Bird”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classifies the case as B as a probable observation of a large bird, such as an eagle, falcon, harrier, kite, or vulture, hunting or migrating.
Claim #12059 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B,” as a probable observation of a large bird (eagle, falcon, harrier, kite, vulture...) hunting or migrating.”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0002]] Case explanation
The investigation report identified that the aircraft flew over a protected area sheltering numerous bird species, including some black, large, diurnal birds capable of flying at the aircraft's altitude.
Claim #12060 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“the aircraft flew over a protected area sheltering numerous bird species, - among these birds, some are black, large, diurnal, and capable of flying at an altitude identical to that at which the aircraft was located”
Source: [AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 // [[T0002]] Case explanation
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[AERO LOC] LE BAR-SUR-LOUP (06) 26.10.2014 FR // English display translation
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