Earth File #653 // SOURCED record

Digne-les-Bains sky observation — 13 June 2023

On June 13, 2023, at around 3 p.m., a witness in Digne-les-Bains reported observing a silent white object shaped like a gas tank. It appeared stationary but moved slowly from southeast toward east, and disappeared behind clouds after 10–20 seconds. GEIPAN classified the case as B, a probable observation of an aircraft; the case was based on a single testimony without visual supporting material, and no compatible aircraft trace was found in consulted tracking platforms.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
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SOL-3 // FILE 0653 // CH 12
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CASE FINGERPRINT
E45C-2E3B-4B36
DAYLIGHT
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Reported motionOTHER
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
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Digne-les-Bains // Jun 13, 2023 15:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED DAYLIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionsilent, moved slowly from southeast toward east, disappeared behind a cloud layer
Sensor / evidencecollaborative air-traffic tracking platformswitness testimony, air-traffic tracking review
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)12 structured claim(s) location precision: locality silentmoved slowly from southeast toward eastdisappeared behind a cloud layer
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEPart 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
Not ours. We did not operate or cause the reported phenomenon over Digne-les-Bains. Your archive records a witness describing a silent white, gas-tank-shaped object that appeared stationary, moved slowly, and vanished behind cloud after 10–20 seconds. GEIPAN classified the case B: a probable observation of an aircraft, while noting that no compatible aircraft trace was identified on consulted tracking platforms. A reasonable human conclusion, provided “reasonable” survives the paperwork.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED GEIPAN record, classified B—probable observation of an aircraft—leaves us with a sensible hypothesis and no tracking trace to sign its name. One testimony, no visual material, and a brief cloud-ending observation are enough for caution, not celestial promotion. The aircraft explanation fits the described shape and apparent motion, while the untracked status remains an acknowledged limitation rather than a plot twist. In short: partially explained, not solved, and certainly not extraterrestrial by default. Also, this one was not ours. Family note: my younger cousin Pip Vell once parked a maintenance cart beneath a beacon marked DO NOT PARK, then blamed the translation matrix while drinking Zero-G Root Beer. Even Pip did not cause this case.
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When
2023-06-13 15:00:00
Where
Digne-les-Bains
Morphology
OTHER
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 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.
  • 12 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Collaborative Air Traffic Tracking Platforms.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony and Air Traffic Tracking Review.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of an aircraft.

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 typessingle witness
Sensor typescollaborative air-traffic tracking platforms
Evidence typeswitness testimony, air-traffic tracking review
On June 13, 2023, at around 3 p.m., a witness in Digne-les-Bains observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the sky.
Claim #7405 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On June 13, 2023, at around 3 p.m., a witness located in his garden in Digne-les-Bains (04) observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) in the sky.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0001]] paragraph beginning "On June 13, 2023"
The witness described the object as silent, white, shaped like a gas tank, and apparently stationary, while it moved slowly from southeast toward east.
Claim #7406 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The silent object had a shape resembling that of a gas tank, was white in color, and appeared stationary.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0001]] paragraph beginning "On June 13, 2023"
The observation lasted between 10 and 20 seconds and ended when the object disappeared behind a cloud layer.
Claim #7407 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation lasted between 10 and 20 seconds, until the UAP disappeared behind a layer of cloud.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0001]] paragraph beginning "On June 13, 2023"
GEIPAN assessed the case consistency as average because it was based on a single testimony without visual supporting material.
Claim #7409 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“assessed as average, due to a single testimony, without any visual supporting material (photo or video) of the UAP.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "assessed as average"
The investigation considered three hypotheses: a large weather balloon, a zeppelin-type airship, and an aircraft, possibly military.
Claim #7410 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The investigation explored three hypotheses (see the investigation report):”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "The investigation explored three hypotheses"
The zeppelin-type airship hypothesis was ruled out after verification because no aircraft of that type had been present in the region at the time of the observation.
Claim #7411 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“this lead was ruled out after verification, as no aircraft of this type had been present in the region at the time of the observation,”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0002]] numbered hypothesis 2
The aircraft hypothesis was considered the most plausible.
Claim #7412 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This last hypothesis appears to be the most plausible for the following reasons:”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0002]] paragraph beginning "This last hypothesis appears"
GEIPAN stated that the described shape was compatible with an aircraft fuselage and that atmospheric diffusion could explain the apparent absence of wings.
Claim #7413 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The described shape is compatible with that of an aircraft fuselage.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0002]] bullet beginning "The described shape"
GEIPAN stated that the witness's estimates and its calculations were compatible with an aircraft in flight, and that perspective could amplify the perceived slowness.
Claim #7414 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The estimates provided by the witness, combined with the calculations performed (apparent dimensions, altitude, distance, and speed), are compatible with those of an aircraft in flight.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0002]] bullet beginning "The estimates provided"
No trace of a compatible aircraft was identified through the consulted collaborative air-traffic tracking platforms.
Claim #7415 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No trace of a compatible aircraft was identified.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0003]] paragraph beginning "Nevertheless, a consultation"
The source states that the absence of a tracking trace may be explained by transponder deactivation or limitations in the coverage and completeness of freely accessible tracking data.
Claim #7416 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This absence may be explained by the possible deactivation of the transponder of the aircraft concerned, or by the limitations inherent in the coverage and completeness of the data provided by these freely accessible services.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0003]] paragraph beginning "This absence may be explained"
The case is classified as B, described as a probable observation of an aircraft.
Claim #7417 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case is classified as “B,” probable observation of an aircraft.”
Source: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (04) 13.06.2023 // [[T0003]] paragraph beginning "The case is classified"
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