Earth File #791 // SOURCED record

Reported five-object nighttime observation at Les Pennes-Mirabeau

GEIPAN records a witness report of five dark, triangle-shaped objects with faint red points at their extremities, reportedly moving in V formation from north toward northeast for approximately five to nine seconds before disappearing from view. The witness reported no sound. GEIPAN classified the case C and concluded that the available information did not permit identification; a drone was proposed as a possible explanation and birds were also considered, but neither was established.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0791 // CH 13
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CASE FINGERPRINT
27EC-0530-A57F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionTRIANGLE
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
TRIANGLE
Les Pennes-Mirabeau (13) // Aug 2, 2016. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionreportedly moved in V formation, passage from north toward northeast, moved away quickly and were lost from view
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, field 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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: locality reportedly moved in V formationpassage from north toward northeastmoved away quickly and were lost from view
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN record reports that a witness saw five dark, triangle-shaped objects with faint red points, moving silently in a V formation and disappearing after roughly five to nine seconds. We confirm: that was our formation, conducting a routine nocturnal transit over Les Pennes-Mirabeau. The record quite properly retains uncertainty, noting that birds and a drone were proposed but not established, and classifies the case C. We filed no flight plan. The form was poorly designed.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
Five silent, triangle-shaped objects for a few seconds; GEIPAN’s case remains Class C, with identification not possible from the available information. A drone was proposed, birds considered, and neither hypothesis was established—an admirably honest ending to a file that would otherwise invite decorative certainty. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes: you finally noticed us. Please do not mistake that admission for confirmation of the human report; it is merely our side of the paperwork. I have asked the responsible department to stop arranging formations over populated areas, but apparently “brief and ambiguous” is still considered excellent field procedure.
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When
August 2, 2016
Where
Les Pennes-Mirabeau (13)
Morphology
TRIANGLE
Evidence authority
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Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Field Investigation, Cognitive Interview, and Official Case Assessment.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Possible drone proposed by the investigator; birds also hypothesized, but GEIPAN stated that the phenomenon could not be identifie....

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 typeswitness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, field investigation, cognitive interview, official case assessment
The GEIPAN case concerns a 2 August 2016 nighttime observation in which a witness reported five dark, triangle-shaped objects with very low-intensity red points at their extremities.
Claim #8929 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On 02 August 2016, a witness observed for 5 seconds, in the clear night sky, the silent and linear passage of 5 dark, triangle-shaped objects with very low-intensity red points at the”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0001]] case description
The objects reportedly moved in a V formation and were lost from view after moving away fairly quickly.
Claim #8930 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The group, in a V formation, moved away fairly quickly and was then lost from view.”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0002]] case description
The witness reported that the observation lasted approximately five seconds and that the objects made no sound.
Claim #8931 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“These shadows were moving fairly quickly (my observation lasted approximately 5 seconds)”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0002]] witness testimony
A field investigation and cognitive interview were conducted at the witness’s home on 26 June 2017.
Claim #8932 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A field investigation, together with a cognitive interview, was carried out on 26/06/2017 at the witness’s home.”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0003]] investigation section
The investigation recorded a silent passage from north toward northeast at an elevation of approximately 25 degrees, with an estimated observation duration of 5 to 9 seconds.
Claim #8933 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Details reported by the witness made it possible to clarify certain points: silent passage from north 360° (+ or - 5°) toward northeast 65° (+ or - 5°), at 25° (+ or - 3°) elevation; most probable time between 11:00 p.m. and 11:20 p.m.; observation duration between 5 and 9 seconds.”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0003]] investigation findings
After considering several weakly consistent hypotheses, the investigator proposed classification B with a drone as the remaining possible explanation.
Claim #8934 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Following this investigation, and having explored several weakly consistent hypotheses (Thai lanterns, aircraft in formation, migratory birds, laser), the investigator proposed a classification B, drone”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0003]] hypothesis assessment
The 2019 analyses brought forward the hypothesis that birds had passed overhead, but the reported red lights remained a discriminating element.
Claim #8935 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The outcome of the various analyses conducted in 2019 brought forward the hypothesis that birds had passed overhead. However, the presence of red lights, even of low intensity, remains a discriminating element.”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0003]] hypothesis assessment
GEIPAN concluded that the available information did not permit further identification of the lights and shapes explaining the phenomenon.
Claim #8936 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Despite the witness’s good cooperation, the consistency of the case (a single witness, no photograph of the UAP) and the small amount of available data do not allow the identification of the lights and shapes explaining the phenomenon to be taken any further.”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0003]] conclusion
The case has average consistency and average strangeness and is classified as C according to GEIPAN methodology.
Claim #8937 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The consistency is average. The strangeness is also average. The case is classified as “C” according to the GEIPAN methodology.”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0003]] conclusion
The case record labels the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information.
Claim #8938 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Lack of reliable information”
Source: LES PENNES-MIRABEAU (13) 02.08.2016 // [[T0001]] case details
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