Earth File #769 // SOURCED record

Saint-Rome-de-Tarn bright-light observation

On 2016-12-18 at approximately 21:05, three people observed a silent, very bright light in the night sky for about one minute. The source reports that it appeared to stop above a building, resumed movement, dimmed, and disappeared northward behind fog. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as probably involving a Thai lantern.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0769 // CH 14
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
C259-1394-90E4
EVENING
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported direction changesLIGHT
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Saint-Rome-de-Tarn // Dec 18, 2016 21:05. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureThree people, Single testimony collected in 2017 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported direction changesSilent movement, Stopped above a building, Resumed movement
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness testimony, Official 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: locality Silent movementStopped above a buildingResumed movement
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Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Ours. The archive records that three people saw a silent, very bright light on 18 December 2016, lasting approximately one minute, pausing above a building before moving northward into fog. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably a Thai lantern. That is the Earth-side conclusion. Our transit unit was merely wearing the appropriate disguise. The paperwork, as usual, has filed the vehicle under “probably.”
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s Class B assessment—probably a Thai lantern—is the sensible label here. A bright, silent light and an apparent stop are not, by themselves, a summons to rewrite atmospheric physics. Still, yes, yes: that one was ours. The Earth Record establishes the observation and the human investigation; the responsibility comes from my side of the filing cabinet, not theirs. Off the Earth Record: Sela Venn, my Velyrian friend, planned an elaborate covert return of a lost Earth dog. The dog reached the ramp, decided the visitors were more interesting, and refused to leave. Sela blamed the parking beacon. She believes those are written for less experienced pilots. She was drinking Red Dwarf Stout, so the appeal was limited.
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When
2016-12-18 21:05:00
Where
Saint-Rome-de-Tarn
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
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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. 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 Testimony and Official Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable Thai lantern; GEIPAN classification B.

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 typesThree people, Single testimony collected in 2017
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness testimony, Official investigation
The case records the date of observation as 2016-12-18.
Claim #8707 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Date of observation 18/12/2016”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as B.
Claim #8708 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source describes the observation as a probable observation of a Thai lantern.
Claim #8709 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the movements of an intense white light in the night sky: probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Summary
Three people observed the silent movement of a very bright phenomenon in the night sky at approximately 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2016.
Claim #8710 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Sunday, December 18, 2016, at 9:05 p.m., three people in a public square observed the silent movement of a very bright phenomenon in the night sky.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The light appeared to stop above a building, quickly set off again, diminished in intensity, and disappeared toward the north behind fog.
Claim #8711 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“This intense white light seemed to stop above a building and then quickly set off again.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation lasted approximately one minute.
Claim #8712 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The observation lasted approximately one minute.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
A single testimony was collected in 2017.
Claim #8713 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was collected in 2017.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN assessed the witness's indications about a rounded shape and very bright glow as compatible with a Thai lantern.
Claim #8714 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“It is probable that the witness saw a Thai lantern: the indications concerning its shape (rounded) and glow (very”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the UAP arrived from the northeast, like the prevailing wind that evening, measured at 15 km.
Claim #8715 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 93% extraction confidence
“The UAP arrived from the northeast, like the prevailing wind that evening, measured at 15 km: see the weather report on Infoclimat.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
The source attributes the irregular trajectory, including stopping, changing direction, and accelerating, to variable air currents in a valley near a major river.
Claim #8716 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The fact that the UAP did not follow a regular trajectory (stopping, changing direction, accelerating) results from the variable characteristics of the air currents in a valley near a major river.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as B because it considers the observation probably to have involved a Thai lantern.
Claim #8717 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Consequently, GEIPAN classifies this case as B: probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: SAINT-ROME-DE-TARN (12) 18.12.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
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