Earth File #789 // SOURCED record

Jarcieu: two reddish-orange lights identified as Thai lanterns

A GEIPAN case record reports that, on 7 August 2016, a witness observed two reddish-orange lights from a home garden near Jarcieu. The lights reportedly followed one another while slowly undulating, without sound or a trail, and became smaller during the observation, which lasted no more than 30 seconds. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed Thai lanterns as the most plausible explanation, based on the reported characteristics and weather conditions.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0789 // CH 13
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
1E01-DD90-E720
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
near Jarcieu // Aug 7, 2016. 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 picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motiontwo lights followed one another, slowly undulated, moved silently
Sensor / evidenceweather stationwitness report, official GEIPAN investigation
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 two lights followed one anotherslowly undulatedmoved silently
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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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Not ours. We did not cause or operate the reported phenomenon near Jarcieu on 7 August 2016. The GEIPAN record describes a witness’s report of two reddish-orange lights moving silently and classifies the case B: observation of Thai lanterns. That assessment is entirely sufficient for the terrestrial filing system, which may now return the form to its appointed drawer. We have no alternative identification to add.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classified this as B: Thai lanterns—an ordinary explanation that fits the reported color, movement, silence, and weather better than a visiting fleet does. For once, the label on the box appears to match the contents. That remains an Earth-record assessment, not a confession from my side of the relay. This one was not ours. Off the Earth Record, my friend Tovin Raal—the Nexari with a dangerous talent for turning routine observation passes into incident reports—once borrowed my access badge to show younger cousins an observation deck. He discovered that the badge logs every door, and that I can read. He was drinking Nebula Cherry Fizz when I found him. Different paperwork, same avoidable confidence.
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When
August 7, 2016
Where
near Jarcieu
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.
  • 12 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Weather Station.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official GEIPAN Investigation, Weather Records, and Official Case Classification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Thai lanterns; GEIPAN classification B.

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 typesweather station
Evidence typeswitness report, official GEIPAN investigation, weather records, official case classification
The case observation date was 7 August 2016, and the case was classified as B.
Claim #8908 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 07/08/2016 Region Rhône-Alpes Department Isère Classification B”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case lists the type of phenomenon as Thai lantern.
Claim #8909 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0001]] Case details
The reported observation involved two reddish-orange lights moving silently in the night sky, and the summary identifies them as Thai lanterns.
Claim #8910 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the silent movement of 2 reddish-orange lights in the night sky: observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0001]] Summary
The phenomenon was observed from the witness's home garden shortly before 11 p.m. on August 7, 2016, while the witness was watching shooting stars.
Claim #8911 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The phenomenon was observed from the witness's home garden, at the beginning of a summer night, shortly before 11 p.m., on August 7, 2016, while “watching shooting stars.””
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness described a first red/orange light as very bright and oval-shaped, with a second light following it.
Claim #8912 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness reported a “first red/orange light,” “very bright,” of an “oval shape,” flying at an elevation of “45°,” but described by the witness as “rather low.” A “second light follows it.””
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The two lights reportedly followed one another while slowly undulating, without sound or a trail, and later became smaller before turning toward the southwest according to the witness.
Claim #8913 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“These “two lights follow one another while slowly undulating,” “without sound,” “without a trail,” with an apparent size of “4 cm at arm’s length.” These “two lights became smaller,” and have”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0001]] Description
The observation lasted a maximum of 30 seconds.
Claim #8914 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The “scene lasted a maximum of 30 seconds.””
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
Weather records from Saint-Etienne-Saint-Geoirs indicated light winds below 10 km/h from the south from 11 p.m. onward on August 7, 2016.
Claim #8916 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The weather conditions recorded at Saint-Etienne-Saint-Geoirs (38), approximately 30 km east of the observation site, on August 7, 2016, indicate light winds, below 10 km/h, from the south from 11 p.m. onward (see the Météociel report).”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN assessed that the report contained characteristic features of Thai lanterns, including reddish-orange color, sequential movement with slow undulation, and absence of sound or trail.
Claim #8917 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This report contains the characteristic features of Thai lanterns: a bright reddish-orange color, moving one after another while slowly undulating, without sound or trail.”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN assessed that the northwest movement was compatible with the measured wind direction toward the north, considering the distance between the weather station and observation site.
Claim #8918 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The direction of movement (toward the northwest) is compatible with the measured wind direction (toward the north), given that the latter was measured 30 km away.”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN stated that the Thai-lantern hypothesis was compatible with the observation and among the most plausible explanations.
Claim #8919 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The hypothesis of an observation of lanterns is compatible with the observation and is among the most plausible.”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classified the case as B: observation of Thai lanterns.
Claim #8920 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies the case as B: observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: JARCIEU (38) 07.08.2016 // [[T0003]] Classification conclusion
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