Earth File #948 // SOURCED record

Aubervilliers red-light observation

On February 8, 2015, a witness reported seeing a flickering red light through a window for approximately 10 seconds. The light was reported to move silently and horizontally from right to left before suddenly changing direction and disappearing quickly. GEIPAN classified the case as B, describing it as a probable Thai lantern observation, with a luminous balloon as a possible alternative.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0948 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
116D-4E96-82F3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported rapid motionLIGHT
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Aubervilliers // Feb 8, 2015. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported rapid motionsilent movement, horizontal movement, sudden change of direction
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official GEIPAN 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)6 structured claim(s) location precision: locality silent movementhorizontal movementsudden change of direction
FRED // ROUTING NOTEPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes. The red light reported over Aubervilliers on February 8, 2015 was ours. Your record describes a flickering light seen for roughly ten seconds, moving silently before changing direction and vanishing. GEIPAN classified the case B, favoring a Thai lantern and allowing a luminous balloon as an alternative; the reported movement was also considered compatible with wind at Roissy. Sensible filing. Incorrect conclusion. The transit was intentional, though our paperwork remains regrettably invisible.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s B classification is doing useful work here: the reported red light is reasonably accounted for as a probable Thai lantern, with a luminous balloon also considered, and the corrected direction was compatible with the recorded wind. In other words, the record contains an observation, not a receipt for extraterrestrials. Sensible. Rare, but welcome. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes—we’re taking responsibility. It was ours. Please do not confuse that with human-world confirmation; their evidence supports a cautious, partial explanation, while our internal filing merely settles the family question. I’m told the visitor involved considers “briefly visible and then gone” a successful outing. I have amended the form to “successful for nobody in Records.”
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When
February 8, 2015
Where
Aubervilliers
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
PARTIALLY 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.
  • 6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official GEIPAN Investigation, and Official Case Classification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification B: probable Thai lantern, with a luminous balloon as a possible alternative; reported movement was considere....

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, official GEIPAN investigation, official case classification
The observation occurred on February 8, 2015, between midnight and 12:20 a.m.
Claim #10400 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On February 8, 2015, between midnight and 12:20 a.m., a witness saw a flickering red light through their window for barely 10 seconds, moving silently and horizontally from right to left.”
Source: AUBERVILLIERS (93) 08.02.2015 // [[T0001]]
A witness reported seeing a flickering red light through a window for barely 10 seconds; it moved silently and horizontally from right to left, then suddenly changed direction and disappeared quickly.
Claim #10401 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On February 8, 2015, between midnight and 12:20 a.m., a witness saw a flickering red light through their window for barely 10 seconds, moving silently and horizontally from right to left.”
Source: AUBERVILLIERS (93) 08.02.2015 // [[T0001]]
The observation involved a red light reported to be less than 30 meters away and crossing the witness's field of view at a constant altitude in less than a minute.
Claim #10402 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“The observation of a red light less than 30 m away, crossing the witness's field of view at a constant altitude in less than a minute, on a weekend night, strongly suggests a Thai lantern, carried by the wind, probably released nearby at the end of a private party.”
Source: AUBERVILLIERS (93) 08.02.2015 // [[T0001]]
GEIPAN classifies the case as B: probable observation of a Thai lantern, or possibly a luminous balloon.
Claim #10403 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as "B": probable observation of a Thai lantern, or possibly a luminous balloon.”
Source: AUBERVILLIERS (93) 08.02.2015 // [[T0002]]
The source states that the reported movement direction was corrected after verification with the witness from South-West toward South-East to N-NW toward S-SE, and that this was compatible with the northerly wind recorded at Roissy.
Claim #10404 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“In fact, after verification with the witness, the witness was looking toward the West-Southwest (see photo): the movement from their right to their left was rather N-NW toward S-SE, which is compatible with the northerly wind recorded at Roissy.”
Source: AUBERVILLIERS (93) 08.02.2015 // [[T0002]]
The case page lists the phenomenon type as Thai lantern and the classification as B.
Claim #10405 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B Update date 23/06/2021 Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: AUBERVILLIERS (93) 08.02.2015 // [[T0001]]
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