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Witness typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, no photograph or video
The case is titled “RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022,” with an observation date of September 13, 2022, and is listed in the Charente department of the Poitou-Charentes region.
Claim #7524 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
Observation date
13/09/2022
Region
Poitou-Charentes
Department
Charente”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0001]] Case details
The witness reportedly observed from a garden in Ruffec toward the west a white luminous point moving in a circular arc, with repeated appearances and disappearances at the same place in the sky.
Claim #7525 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On September 13, 2022, at around 9:00 p.m., the witness, in the garden of their home in Ruffec (16), observed toward the west a white luminous point moving in a circular arc, cyclically and repeatedly at the same place in the sky.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0001]] Description
Each observation cycle lasted approximately six seconds, and the UAP disappeared permanently after approximately five minutes of observation following a slight movement downward and toward the west-southwest.
Claim #7526 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Each appearance was interrupted by a period of disappearance, with each cycle lasting approximately 6 seconds.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0001]] Description
The case had a single witness, and no photograph or video was taken.
Claim #7527 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The consistency* of the case is medium, with a single witness, who did not take a photograph or video of the UAP.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0002]] Summary and investigation discussion
The investigation explored hypotheses involving an aircraft observation, reflections of the Sun on Starlink satellites, luminous animations caused by a skytracer, and reflections on ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Claim #7528 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Four hypotheses were explored (see the investigation report): - hypothesis of an observation of aircraft, - hypothesis of reflections of the Sun on Starlink® satellites (called “starlink flares”), - hypothesis of luminous animations caused by a “skytracer” (a projector aimed at the sky), - hypothesis of reflections on ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere…”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0002]] Investigation hypotheses
The skytracer hypothesis was not formally confirmed because the presence of mid-level clouds that could support projected lights could not be formally confirmed.
Claim #7529 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The presence of mid-level clouds that could serve as a support for projected lights could not be formally confirmed for a phenomenon caused by a “skytracer”;”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0002]] Hypothesis assessment
The ice-crystal hypothesis was ruled out because the wind at altitude was considered too strong for ice crystals to form and remain approximately in the same place throughout the observation.
Claim #7530 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“the wind at altitude was too strong to allow the formation of ice crystals and their remaining at roughly the same place at altitude throughout the observation.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0002]] Hypothesis assessment
The investigation found that the description suggested an aeronautical observation because the witness described the UAP as resembling an aircraft’s position lights, but the number and frequency of appearances appeared greater than the number of aircraft that passed.
Claim #7531 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Regarding the first two hypotheses, the description of the UAP suggests an aeronautical observation, since the witness described the UAP as resembling an aircraft's position lights.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0002]] Aircraft hypothesis
The hypothesis of one UAP making rotations together with several aircraft passing was considered unlikely, although it could not be formally verified.
Claim #7532 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A reconstruction of air traffic at the time of the observation shows that numerous aircraft passed along the trajectory indicated by the witness.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0002]] Aircraft hypothesis
The Starlink satellite flare hypothesis was found incompatible with the observation conditions because of the Sun’s position, the observation direction, and the estimated elevation of the UAPs.
Claim #7533 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Thus, this hypothesis is incompatible with the observation conditions.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0003]] Starlink flare hypothesis
The investigation did not associate the UAP with a known phenomenon and found residual strangeness primarily because of its repetitive behavior.
Claim #7534 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The investigation work did not make it possible to associate the UAP with a known phenomenon; therefore, the case retains fairly strong residual strangeness, essentially because of its repetitive behavior.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0003]] Investigation conclusion
GEIPAN classified the case as D, meaning a phenomenon unidentified after investigation.
Claim #7535 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies this case as “D,” a phenomenon unidentified after investigation.”
Source: RUFFEC (16) 13.09.2022
// [[T0003]] Investigation conclusion
