Earth File #877 // SOURCED record

Reported orange sphere observation over Albi

A GEIPAN case record states that a witness reportedly observed a slow, silent orange sphere in the night sky over Albi for approximately 10 seconds at around 22:30 on 9 May 2015. The sphere reportedly diminished in intensity as it moved away. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as a probable observation of a Thai lantern, with the reported movement considered compatible with a slight westerly wind.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0877 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
C45E-1AF1-C6C6
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Albi, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées // May 9, 2015 22:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionslow movement, silent passage, diminished in intensity while moving away
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official scientific 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 slow movementsilent passagediminished in intensity while moving away
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMAn 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.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Not ours. We did not operate the reported orange sphere over Albi, and we have no reason to adopt responsibility merely because it moved slowly and silently for approximately ten seconds. Your GEIPAN record describes a witness report dated 9 May 2015, classifies the case B, and assesses it as a probable Thai lantern, with movement compatible with a slight westerly wind. We respect the filing. We simply decline the paperwork.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A slow orange light, a short observation, and no additional testimony: GEIPAN’s Class B assessment—probable Thai lantern, with the reported movement compatible with wind—is the sensible label here. The useful lesson is not that every glowing sphere is a mystery, but that ordinary explanations still require someone to write them down properly. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; it merely prevents my relatives from being blamed for every airborne object that has the decency to glow. I have filed the correction with Gorkon, where it will be ignored in triplicate.
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When
2015-05-09 22:30:00
Where
Albi, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées
Morphology
SPHERE
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 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 Report and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: probable Thai lantern.

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 typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official scientific investigation
The case record lists the observation date as 09/05/2015.
Claim #9741 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 09/05/2015”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is located in the Midi-Pyrénées region and the Tarn department.
Claim #9742 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Tarn”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classifies the case as B.
Claim #9743 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed phenomenon type is Thai lantern.
Claim #9744 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Thai lantern”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Case details
The summary describes a slow and silent passage of an orange sphere in the night sky and identifies a Thai lantern as the probable explanation.
Claim #9745 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation of the slow and silent passage of an orange sphere in the night sky: probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Summary
On Saturday, May 9, 2015, at around 10:30 p.m., a witness reportedly observed the slow movement of an orange sphere in the night sky for 10 seconds.
Claim #9746 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Saturday, May 9, 2015, at around 10:30 p.m., a witness observed the slow movement of an orange sphere in the night sky for 10 seconds.”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
The sphere reportedly diminished in intensity as it moved away.
Claim #9747 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The sphere diminished in intensity as it moved away.”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected.
Claim #9748 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected.”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the observation clearly suggests a Thai lantern, probably released nearby at the end of a private party.
Claim #9749 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The observation of an orange ball crossing the sky over a few minutes, on a weekend night, clearly suggests a Thai lantern, probably released nearby at the end of a private party”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported movement from west toward southwest is described as compatible with a slight westerly wind recorded in Albi.
Claim #9750 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The movement was observed from west toward southwest, which is compatible with the”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as B, meaning a probable observation of a Thai lantern.
Claim #9751 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: ALBI (81) 09.05.2015 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
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