Earth File #1549 // SOURCED record

Chatelay crescent-shaped object observation

On March 7, 2014, between 12:25 a.m. and 12:40 a.m., a person and his young daughter observed a yellow-orange, crescent-shaped object in the sky. A photograph was assessed as consistent with the Moon; GEIPAN classified the case as an observation of the setting Moon (Classification A).
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1549 // CH 03
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
6970-EAB4-7DDF
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Chatelay (39) // Mar 7, 2014. 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 pictureperson, young daughter 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionobserved in the sky, setting toward the west-northwest
Sensor / evidencephotographwitness observation, photograph
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)4 structured claim(s) location precision: locality observed in the skysetting toward the west-northwest
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEAn 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. Your source-backed record describes a March 7, 2014 observation in Chatelay: a person and his young daughter reported a yellow-orange crescent-shaped object, while the photograph was assessed as consistent with the Moon. GEIPAN classified the case A, identifying the setting Moon. We neither caused nor operated the reported phenomenon. The paperwork has therefore reached the correct celestial body, which is unusually efficient for Earth.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A crescent-shaped object, a photograph, and a setting Moon: GEIPAN classified this sourced record A, identifying the observation as the Moon. A rare case where the label on the box matches the contents without requiring three committees and a ceremonial fog machine. For the AlienBox file, this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; fortunately, the Earth Record already does. The photograph was assessed as consistent with the Moon’s appearance that day, and its west-northwest setting aligned with the reported timing. I am filing this under “ordinary explanation, properly supported,” a category our relatives continue to regard as personally insulting.
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When
March 7, 2014
Where
Chatelay (39)
Morphology
OTHER
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, the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report, and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. 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.
  • 4 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Photograph.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation, Photograph, Official Scientific Investigation, and GEIPAN Classification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: The Moon while setting; GEIPAN Classification A.

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 typesperson, young daughter
Sensor typesphotograph
Evidence typeswitness observation, photograph, official scientific investigation, GEIPAN classification
On March 7, 2014, between 12:25 a.m. and 12:40 a.m., a person and his young daughter observed a yellow-orange object in the sky that was crescent-shaped.
Claim #16304 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On March 7, 2014, between 12:25 a.m. and 12:40 a.m., a person and his young daughter observed a yellow-orange object in the sky, crescent-shaped.”
Source: CHATELAY (39) 07.03.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The photograph presented by the witness was described as completely consistent with the Moon's shape that day, when it was at first quarter at 34%.
Claim #16305 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The photograph presented by the witness is completely consistent with the shape the Moon had that day: first quarter at 34%.”
Source: CHATELAY (39) 07.03.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
The Moon was setting in the west-northwest, with astronomical setting at 12:40 a.m.
Claim #16306 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The Moon was indeed setting, in the west-northwest (astronomical setting at 12:40 a.m.).”
Source: CHATELAY (39) 07.03.2014 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN classified the case as “A,” identifying it as observation of the Moon as it was setting.
Claim #16307 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “A”: observation of the Moon as it was setting.”
Source: CHATELAY (39) 07.03.2014 // [[T0002]] Description
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CHATELAY (39) 07.03.2014 FR // English display translation
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