Earth File #1243 // SOURCED record

Reported spherical object observation over the Rhône in Feyssine Park, Lyon

A witness reported that, while flying a drone over the Rhône in Feyssine Park, Lyon, on August 16, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., he saw another object moving upstream. The witness described it as a small, dark, spherical object traveling about 20 meters above the water at a constant speed of approximately 30 km/h; no video was recorded. GEIPAN classified the case as A: drone and assessed that the object was very probably a spherical PITTA drone, explaining the perceived strangeness by its shape.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1243 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
A53E-3A11-2B44
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Feyssine Park, Lyon, over the Rhône // Aug 16, 2022 19:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureSingle witness, Drone operator 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionMoved upstream, Flew approximately 20 meters above the water, Maintained a constant speed of about 30 km/h
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)11 structured claim(s) location precision: area Moved upstreamFlew approximately 20 meters above the waterMaintained a constant speed of about 30 km/h
FRED // ROUTING NOTEAn 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.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes. That was ours: a compact spherical reconnaissance unit moving upstream above the Rhône while your drone was operating nearby. Your archive reports the observation at Feyssine Park on 16 August 2022, with the object’s size, appearance, altitude, and speed supplied through a single witness report. GEIPAN classified the case A: drone and assessed it as very probably a spherical PITTA drone. Reasonable, given the paperwork. The camera was pointed elsewhere. A familiar administrative victory for everyone.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this as A: drone, assessing it as very probably a spherical PITTA drone. With one witness, no video, and a shape that apparently offended expectations about how drones ought to look, that is a sensible label. The box now matches the contents. Irritatingly, the Earth Record still does not establish why the object was there. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. It was ours. Nothing dramatic—just a small field craft taking the river route, while the pilot demonstrated the family tradition of assuming that “no wings” means “excellent stealth.” I have filed the incident under “humanity reasonably puzzled, relatives insufficiently supervised.”
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When
2022-08-16 19:30:00
Where
Feyssine Park, Lyon, over the Rhône
Morphology
SPHERE
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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official GEIPAN Investigation, and No Video Recording.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classified the case as A: drone and assessed that the object was very probably a spherical PITTA drone..

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, Drone operator
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness report, Official GEIPAN investigation, No video recording
The case observation date was 2022-08-16.
Claim #13350 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 16/08/2022”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0001]] case details
The case is associated with the Rhône-Alpes region and Rhône department.
Claim #13351 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0001]] case details
GEIPAN classifies the case as A: drone.
Claim #13352 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0001]] case details
The listed phenomenon type is “Drone (toy).”
Claim #13353 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Drone (toy)”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0001]] case details
On August 16, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., the witness was flying his drone over the Rhône in Feyssine Park in Lyon and saw another flying object about one hundred meters away moving upstream.
Claim #13354 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On August 16, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., the witness was flying his drone over the Rhône in Feyssine Park in Lyon. He saw another flying object opposite him, about one hundred meters away, moving upstream.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0001]] description
The witness described the object as approximately 15 cm in diameter, perfectly spherical, uniformly dark gray or black, matte and metallic in appearance, and without wings.
Claim #13355 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“However, what surprised him was that this object was perfectly spherical in shape, a uniform dark gray/black color, with a matte, metallic appearance, and a diameter of approximately 15 cm, with no wings to explain how this object could fly.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0002]] description
The object was described as flying approximately twenty meters above the water at a constant speed of about 30 km/h along a horizontal trajectory, and the two craft passed within about ten meters of each other.
Claim #13356 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“It was flying approximately twenty meters above the water level, at a constant speed of about 30 km/h, following a horizontal trajectory along the watercourse. The two craft passed within about ten meters of each other.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0001]] description
The witness did not record a video because his drone’s camera was not pointing in the right direction.
Claim #13357 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Unfortunately, his own drone’s camera was not pointing in the right direction to record a video of the object.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0002]] description
Only one report was collected.
Claim #13358 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Only one report was collected.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0002]] description
GEIPAN states that the witness observed a drone and that the object was very probably a spherical PITTA drone.
Claim #13359 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“It was very probably a PITTA drone, which is spherical.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0002]] assessment
The source explains the perceived strangeness as arising from the drone’s particular shape.
Claim #13360 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness did observe a drone, but a drone of a particular shape, which led to this perception of strangeness.”
Source: VILLEURBANNE (69) 16.08.2022 // [[T0002]] assessment
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