Earth File #1610 // SOURCED record

Reported sighting of 6–8 yellow-orange luminous balls near Évreux

The GEIPAN case page reports that several people observed the silent passage of 6 to 8 yellow-orange luminous balls from a first-floor balcony, moving from the horizon toward the south, on 19 May 2013. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as probably involving Thai lanterns.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1610 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
8770-2DC2-2D87
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Évreux (27) // May 19, 2013. 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 pictureseveral people, balcony observers 3 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionsilent passage, moved from the horizon toward the south
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness reports, 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)5 structured claim(s) location precision: locality silent passagemoved from the horizon toward the south
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 that several people in Évreux observed 6 to 8 silent, yellow-orange luminous balls moving from the horizon toward the south on 19 May 2013. GEIPAN classifies the case as B and assesses Thai lanterns as the probable explanation. We do not recognize the reported phenomenon either. This is unusual, though not unprecedented; our own filing system has encountered mysteries it declined to explain, usually after misplacing the relevant form.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced Earth Record classifies this as B, with Thai lanterns assessed as the probable explanation. Sensible: a mundane label remains preferable to promoting every glowing object to interstellar correspondence. The report is still worth keeping because “probable” is not the same as demonstrated, and the observation itself does not become extraterrestrial merely by declining to identify itself. Off the Earth Record, even our side does not recognize this one. I have checked the usual family excuses, and none of them signed the form. For once, the unresolved residue is genuinely unresolved—which is less exciting than an invasion, but considerably better documented.
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When
May 19, 2013
Where
Évreux (27)
Morphology
SPHERE
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.
  • 5 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Reports, Official GEIPAN Investigation, and Meteorological Report.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Thai lanterns, assessed by GEIPAN as the probable explanation.

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 typesseveral people, balcony observers
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness reports, official GEIPAN investigation, meteorological report
The case page lists the observation date as 19 May 2013.
Claim #16849 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“19/05/2013”
Source: EVREUX (27) 19.05.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
Several people reportedly observed the silent passage of 6 to 8 yellow-orange luminous balls from a first-floor balcony, moving from the horizon toward the south.
Claim #16850 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On May 19, 2013, at around 12:30 a.m., several people observed from a first-floor balcony the silent passage, from the horizon toward the south, of 6 to 8 yellow-orange luminous balls.”
Source: EVREUX (27) 19.05.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The case description states that the Meteociel report for Rouen indicated cloudy skies, a northeast wind, and rain-related conditions with a northerly wind.
Claim #16851 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“The Meteociel report indicates for Rouen: cloudy skies, northeast wind, after rain with a northerly wind.”
Source: EVREUX (27) 19.05.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN classifies the case as B and assesses it as a probable observation of Thai lanterns.
Claim #16852 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: EVREUX (27) 19.05.2013 // [[T0002]] Description
The case page lists the type of phenomenon as Thai lantern.
Claim #16853 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Thai lantern”
Source: EVREUX (27) 19.05.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details, Type of phenomenon
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EVREUX (27) 19.05.2013 FR // English display translation
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