Earth File #1257 // SOURCED record

White point observed from the A 63 toward Bayonne

The case records a motorist’s observation of a white point moving in the sky on October 7, 2013. The point reportedly moved south, disappeared, and apparently moved back north. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as a probable observation of two aircraft at medium altitude illuminated by the setting sun.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1257 // CH 09
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
07B5-812C-D578
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
A 63, traveling from Bordeaux toward Bayonne // Oct 7, 2013. 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 picturemotorist 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved toward the south, disappeared, apparently moved back toward the north
Sensor / evidenceflight-tracking datawitness observation, official case analysis
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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: area moved toward the southdisappearedapparently moved back toward the north
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTAn 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
That was ours. Your archive records a motorist on the A 63, on 7 October 2013, observing a white point move south, disappear, and apparently return north. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable observation of two aircraft illuminated by the setting sun, based in part on FlightRadar24 data. This assessment is perfectly acceptable. We had no objection to the aircraft receiving administrative credit. The paperwork was already moving slowly enough.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record classifies this as B: a probable observation of two aircraft, with flight-tracking data offering a tidy explanation for the apparent reversal. Sensible. The setting sun has rescued more mysteries than most departments manage in a fiscal year. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility, which is gratifying in the same way a relative’s late admission is gratifying—technically. It does not alter the human evidence or GEIPAN’s assessment. It merely means this case has acquired a second label, filed in the usual drawer marked “ours, apparently.”
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When
October 7, 2013
Where
A 63, traveling from Bordeaux toward Bayonne
Morphology
LIGHT
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 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 sensor context: Flight Tracking Data.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation, Official Case Analysis, and FlightRadar24 Data.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable observation of two aircraft flying at medium altitude and illuminated by the setting sun.

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?

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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 typesmotorist
Sensor typesflight-tracking data
Evidence typeswitness observation, official case analysis, FlightRadar24 data
The case records an observation on October 7, 2013, by a motorist traveling on the A 63 who noticed a white point moving in the sky.
Claim #13496 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Monday, October 7, 2013, at around 6:30 p.m., a motorist on the A 63 was intrigued by the movement of a white point in the sky.”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]], Description
The witness reported that the point moved away toward the south, disappeared, and then apparently moved back toward the north; no colored flashing indicating an aircraft was visible.
Claim #13497 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness saw it moving away toward the south, disappearing, and then apparently moving back up toward the north. No colored flashing indicating an aircraft was visible.”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]], Description
The case page lists the phenomenon type as Airliner, the region as Aquitaine, the department as Gironde, and the classification as B.
Claim #13498 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Region Aquitaine Department Gironde Classification B”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]], Case details
At 6:52 p.m. civil time, two aircraft crossed paths in the observation area, according to the case analysis based on FlightRadar24 data.
Claim #13499 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“According to the Flightradar24 website, numerous flights are observed along this route, most of them above 10,000 m, but some at a lower altitude (see attached record). At 6:52 p.m. (civil time), two aircraft crossed paths in the observation area.”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]], case analysis
GEIPAN classifies the case as B and explains it as a probable observation of two aircraft flying at medium altitude and illuminated by the setting sun.
Claim #13500 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of two aircraft, flying at medium altitude and illuminated by the setting sun.”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]], case analysis
The case description states that aircraft flying below approximately 7,000 m do not all leave contrails in the sky.
Claim #13501 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“Aircraft do not all leave contrails in the sky: those flying below approximately 7,000 m do not.”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0002]], case analysis
The case description states that the setting sun was at an azimuth of 251° and an elevation of 9° 55′ at 6:30 p.m., illuminating the aircraft from the side.
Claim #13502 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“At 6:30 p.m., the setting sun was at an azimuth of 251° and an elevation of 9° 55′. It illuminated the aircraft from the side; their wings, not illuminated from above or below, appeared invisible.”
Source: [A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 // [[T0001]], Description
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[A63] from BORDEAUX (33) to BAYONNE (64) 07.10.2013 FR // English display translation
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