Earth File #1594 // SOURCED record

Stationary flashing, color-changing light observed toward the west, identified as Arcturus

On June 21, 2013, a witness observed and photographed a stationary object or light toward the west that appeared to change and flash through several colors. The photographs were taken between 04:23 and 04:30. GEIPAN classified the case A, explaining the observation as the star Arcturus undergoing scintillation effects while low on the horizon.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1594 // CH 11
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
96DB-346B-E697
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn // Jun 21, 2013. 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 picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phasestationary, flashing, changing colors
Sensor / evidencecameraphotographs, official case classification
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)6 structured claim(s) location precision: area stationaryflashingchanging colors
FRED // FAMILY MATTERAn 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 cause or operate the reported light over Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn. Your GEIPAN/CNES record describes a witness observing and photographing a stationary, flashing, color-changing light toward the west on June 21, 2013; the photographs were taken between 04:23 and 04:30. GEIPAN classified the case A, identifying Arcturus and attributing the apparent changes to scintillation while it was low on the horizon. A rare instance of the paperwork being correct.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN classifies this sourced case as A: the stationary, color-changing light was identified as Arcturus, with the effect attributed to scintillation while low on the horizon. This is the gratifying sort of file where the label eventually matches the contents. The photographs document what was photographed; they do not, by themselves, upgrade atmospheric optics into visiting hardware. For the record, this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; it merely removes one hypothesis from my desk. My younger Krellian cousin Pip Vell once tested a landing assist after two Sublight Lagers and gave everyone nearby a generous definition of controlled descent. Different incident. Similar paperwork.
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When
June 21, 2013
Where
Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn
Morphology
LIGHT
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.
  • 6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photographs and Official Case Classification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Arcturus, with apparent color changes and flashing attributed to scintillation effects while low on the horizon.

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?

Fred Says Go Here Next

Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data → See how other dossiers record sensor context without treating it as automatic corroboration. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files → Compare provenance and limitations across visual-media cases.
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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 typescamera
Evidence typesphotographs, official case classification
The case summary describes an observation of a stationary object with several changing and flashing colors in the night sky toward the west and identifies it as an astronomical observation of Arcturus.
Claim #16698 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a stationary object with several changing and flashing colors in the night sky toward the west: astronomical observation of Arcturus.”
Source: MASSAC-SERAN (81) 21.06.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details — Summary
The witness observed and photographed the stationary object on June 21, 2013.
Claim #16699 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On June 21, 2013, a witness observed and photographed a stationary object”
Source: MASSAC-SERAN (81) 21.06.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details — Description
The photographs were taken between 04:23 and 04:30.
Claim #16700 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The photographs were taken between 04:23 and 04:30”
Source: MASSAC-SERAN (81) 21.06.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details — Description
The case is classified as A as a certain observation of the star Arcturus.
Claim #16701 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“this case is classified as “A” as a certain observation of the star Arcturus”
Source: MASSAC-SERAN (81) 21.06.2013 // [[T0002]] Case details — Description
The source explains the observation by stating that Arcturus was low on the horizon and subject to scintillation effects.
Claim #16702 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“which was low on the horizon and subject to scintillation effects.”
Source: MASSAC-SERAN (81) 21.06.2013 // [[T0002]] Case details — Description
The case record lists the region as Midi-Pyrénées and the department as Tarn.
Claim #16703 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Tarn”
Source: MASSAC-SERAN (81) 21.06.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
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