Earth File #1522 // SOURCED record

Three luminous points forming a triangle over Saint-Malo

On 2013-07-25 at 00:05, a witness observed three silent white luminous points moving across the sky and forming an equilateral triangle. GEIPAN classified the case as B, assessing it as probably caused by sunlight reflections from the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet, although the reported angular size and precise timing left some doubt about that explanation.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1522 // CH 02
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
6C49-5E4C-7D9D
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionTRIANGLE
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
TRIANGLE
Saint-Malo (35) // Jul 25, 2013 00:05. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureWitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionMoved across the sky, Silent
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness observation, 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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Moved across the skySilent
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your archive reports three silent white points crossing the sky over Saint-Malo and forming an equilateral triangle on 25 July 2013. GEIPAN classified the case B, assessing a probable sunlight reflection from the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet, while noting discrepancies in reported size and timing. We did not cause or operate this phenomenon. The remaining uncertainty belongs to your investigation, not our flight log. Our paperwork is already sufficiently untidy.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s B classification makes the YAOGAN9 reflection explanation the sensible front-runner, not a tidy conclusion. The reported 5–8° triangle, against the roughly 1° expected for the triplet, and the unverified precise timing leave an irritating amount of residue. Sensible labels are not the same as closed files. For the record, this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; it merely prevents an inaccurate family reunion. Off the Earth Record: my old friend Sela Venn, a Velyrian, once borrowed an observation craft for a midnight snack run and returned with Nebula Cherry Fizz, a novelty cup, and no acceptable mileage explanation. Sela maintains parking beacons are written for less experienced pilots. I maintain they are written for Sela.
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When
2013-07-25 00:05:00
Where
Saint-Malo (35)
Morphology
TRIANGLE
Evidence authority
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Resolution
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Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters

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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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classified the case as B: probable observation of sunlight reflections from the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet, with unresolved....

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

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Witness typesWitness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness observation, Official scientific investigation
The observation occurred on 2013-07-25 at 00:05 and involved three silent white luminous points moving across the sky and forming an equilateral triangle.
Claim #16088 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On July 25, 2013, at 00:05, a witness observed three silent white luminous points moving across the sky and forming an equilateral triangle.”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0001]] Summary and Description
A Calsky.com simulation indicated that the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet was visible to the witness at the observation time.
Claim #16089 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A simulation of satellite passes using the Calsky.com website indicates that the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet was visible to the witness at the time of the observation.”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The YAOGAN9 satellites can reflect sunlight for a few seconds, producing a flare.
Claim #16090 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“can reflect sunlight for a few seconds (flare).”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
GEIPAN states that the witness's failure to see stars at the center of the triangle was probably a classic perceptual illusion caused by observing grouped luminous points.
Claim #16091 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 94% extraction confidence
“The fact that the witness no longer saw the stars at the center of the triangle is probably a classic perceptual illusion when observing grouped luminous points.”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
GEIPAN could not verify that the sunlight reflection from the satellite occurred at the precise reported moment.
Claim #16092 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN does not have the means to verify that the reflection of sunlight on the satellite actually occurred at that precise moment.”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
The reported triangle size of approximately 5 to 8 degrees differed significantly from the approximately 1-degree size of the YAOGAN9 triplet, leaving some doubt about the satellite explanation.
Claim #16093 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The significant difference between the size of the Yaogan triplet (1°) and the size reported by the witness (between 5 and 8°) is important and leaves some doubt about this hypothesis.”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
GEIPAN classified the case as B, meaning a probable observation of reflections of the Sun on the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet.
Claim #16094 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of reflections of the Sun on the YAOGAN9 satellite triplet.”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
The case type is listed as Satellite and its strangeness value is 0.38.
Claim #16095 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Satellite Strangeness 0.38”
Source: SAINT-MALO (35) 25.07.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
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