Earth File #1122 // SOURCED record

Reported triangular arrangement of six white spots over Thonon-les-Bains

A witness reportedly observed for a few seconds a slowly moving triangular object or arrangement of six non-dazzling white spots at less than 50 meters, between 11 p.m. and midnight. The witness reportedly saw it from the side, heard no sound, and lost sight of it above a neighboring building. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably involving migratory greylag geese or swans, with city lights reflecting from their plumage.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1122 // CH 11
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionTRIANGLE
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
TRIANGLE
Thonon-les-Bains // Sep 1, 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 pictureWitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionMoved slowly, Observed for a few seconds, Disappeared from view above a neighboring building
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness report, Official GEIPAN 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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Moved slowlyObserved for a few secondsDisappeared from view above a neighboring building
FRED // FAMILY MATTERPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The witness report describes six non-dazzling white spots in a triangular arrangement, moving slowly over Thonon-les-Bains for a few seconds. Correct. That was our low-altitude transit configuration, selected for minimal sound and maximum administrative confusion. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably migratory geese or swans reflecting city light. This is understandable. Our camouflage department has always considered birds an excellent cover, despite the birds’ lack of contractual involvement.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s B classification is sensible: the Earth Record supports a brief sighting of six white points, and the investigation assessed birds with reflected city light as the probable explanation. That is the correct label for the human file—probable, not proven, and certainly not “extraterrestrial” merely because the geometry looked tidy. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility, which is awkward because this was a routine low-altitude pass and nobody expected it to become a case file. I have filed worse paperwork after family outings. The birds may keep the official explanation; my relatives can keep the embarrassment.
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When
September 1, 2014
Where
Thonon-les-Bains
Morphology
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Evidence authority
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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
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. 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.
  • 9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official GEIPAN Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probably birds, such as migratory greylag geese or swans, with city lights reflected from their plumage.

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

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Witness typesWitness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness report, Official GEIPAN investigation
The observation date for the case is September 1, 2014.
Claim #12203 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 01/09/2014”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0001]] case details
The case is classified B.
Claim #12204 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0001]] case details
The source describes a brief observation of a triangular object composed of non-dazzling white spots and identifies a probable observation of birds.
Claim #12205 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Brief observation of the passage through the sky of a triangular object composed of non-dazzling white spots: probable observation of birds.”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0001]] Summary
A witness reported observing, for a few seconds, a triangular flying object composed of six non-dazzling white spots moving slowly at a height of less than 50 meters.
Claim #12206 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On September 1, 2014, between 11:30 p.m. and 11:40 p.m., a witness in their room on the fifth floor observed for a few seconds through their window a triangular flying object composed of 6 non-dazzling white spots, moving slowly at a height of less than 50 m.”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness reportedly saw the object from the side without seeing a mass, and it disappeared from view above a neighboring building; no sound was heard.
Claim #12207 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The witness saw the triangular UAP from the side, without seeing any “mass,” disappear from view above a neighboring building. No sound was heard during this “unexpected” observation.”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The questionnaire refined the observation time to between 11 p.m. and midnight.
Claim #12208 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“which notably made it possible to refine the observation time to between 11 p.m. and midnight on the questionnaire”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0002]] investigation and interview
GEIPAN assessed that the description strongly supports an observation of migratory greylag geese heading toward the eastern area of Lake Geneva, or local swans disturbed by concert noises that evening.
Claim #12209 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The description of the UAP or UAPs (gliding appearance, speed, V-shaped configuration, size, as well as other elements) strongly supports an observation of a flight of migratory birds (greylag geese) heading toward the eastern area of Lake Geneva (where an ornithological reserve is located), or of local birds (swans) disturbed by concert noises that evening.”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0002]] explanation
GEIPAN stated that city lights reflected off the birds' plumage, producing the reported appearance.
Claim #12210 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“In both cases, the city lights reflected off the plumage, producing the appearance as described (see the investigation report).”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0002]] explanation
GEIPAN classified the case as B because it considered the observation a probable observation of birds.
Claim #12211 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable observation of birds.”
Source: THONON-LES-BAINS (74) 01.09.2014 // [[T0002]] conclusion
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