Earth File #1128 // SOURCED record

AUTUN (71): reported metallic-colored disk with reddish-pink beams

At around 1:10 a.m. on 22 August 2014, a single witness reported seeing directly overhead for a few seconds a metallic-colored disk surrounded by small reddish-pink luminous beams, then following its silent movements in a cloudy sky for approximately 20 seconds in total. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably involving Skytrackers-style lasers projected onto the low cloud layer. No photograph or additional testimony was collected.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1128 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
F843-DA86-0623
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported rapid motionDISK
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Autun (71) // Aug 22, 2014 01:10. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionreported directly overhead, silent movement, very high speed
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness testimony, 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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: locality reported directly overheadsilent movementvery high speed
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 were responsible for the reported phenomenon over Autun on 22 August 2014. The witness described a metallic-colored disk with small reddish-pink luminous beams, followed silently through the cloudy sky for approximately 20 seconds. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably Skytrackers-style lasers projected onto the low cloud layer. This remains their explanation, not a confirmed identification of our equipment. The absence of a photograph was administratively unfortunate. Our technicians considered the demonstration adequately subtle, which was, in retrospect, optimistic.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced Earth Record gives this a sensible B classification: one witness, no photograph, and a probable explanation involving Skytrackers-style lasers projected onto low cloud. The witness’s report is worth preserving; the conclusion is simply more useful than the silhouette’s apparent drama. Metallic disk, reddish-pink beams, silent motion—clouds remain undefeated at producing administrative headaches. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, that one was ours. You finally noticed us. The responsible party has since been reminded that projecting moving lights onto unfamiliar atmospheric surfaces is not a substitute for a flight plan, especially when the result leaves me explaining a cousin’s evening recreation to an entire planet.
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When
2014-08-22 01:10:00
Where
Autun (71)
Morphology
DISK
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 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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony, Official GEIPAN Investigation, and No Photograph.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN assessed the observation as probably involving Skytrackers-style lasers moving rapidly and projected onto the base of the l....

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

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness testimony, official GEIPAN investigation, no photograph
The observation date was 22 August 2014.
Claim #12245 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 22/08/2014”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified B.
Claim #12246 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN summarizes the observation as silent movements of a luminous phenomenon in a cloudy sky and describes it as a probable observation of lasers striking the low cloud layer.
Claim #12247 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Brief observation of the silent movements of a luminous phenomenon in a cloudy sky: probable observation of a set of lasers striking the low cloud layer.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Summary
At around 1:10 a.m. on 22 August 2014, a witness reported seeing for a few seconds directly overhead a metallic-colored disk surrounded by small reddish-pink luminous beams.
Claim #12248 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“On 22 August 2014 at around 1:10 a.m., a witness was surprised to hear two cries in the night. Approaching a roof window, he saw, for a few seconds directly overhead, a metallic-colored disk surrounded by small reddish-pink luminous beams.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness followed the phenomenon's silent movements in the cloudy sky for approximately 20 seconds in total.
Claim #12249 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The witness followed the phenomenon's silent movements in the cloudy sky for approximately 20 seconds in total.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected, and the testimony was described as precise but provided by a single witness without a photograph.
Claim #12250 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected. This testimony is of good consistency: precise, but provided by a single witness and without a photograph.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The investigation identified the UAP's circular shape, beams, very high speed, a cloud ceiling, and absence of noise as objective elements.
Claim #12251 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Circular shape of the UAP - Presence of beams - Very high speed - Presence of a cloud ceiling - Absence of noise”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0002]] Investigation conclusion
GEIPAN concludes that the observation was probably a set of “Skytrackers”-style lasers moving rapidly and projected onto the base of the low cloud layer.
Claim #12252 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“We can conclude that the observation made by the witness was probably a set of “Skytrackers”-style lasers, moving rapidly and projected onto the base of the low cloud layer.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0002]] Investigation conclusion
GEIPAN states that the observation was not very strange because the objects' behavior was ultimately ordinary.
Claim #12253 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“The observation is not very strange because these were objects whose behavior was ultimately ordinary.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0002]] Investigation conclusion
The case is classified as B as a probable observation of a set of lasers striking the low cloud layer.
Claim #12254 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“This case is classified as “B” as a probable observation of a set of lasers striking the low cloud layer.”
Source: AUTUN (71) 22.08.2014 // [[T0002]] Investigation conclusion
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