Gardanne: three orange-white luminous points in formation
A couple reportedly observed three orange-white luminous points passing silently through the clear sky at 12:43 a.m. on 13 April 2013. The points moved slowly in a straight-line formation for a few minutes, and two videos were made. GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as probably involving Thai lanterns; the hypothesis could not be fully verified from wind direction because the wind was highly variable.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1622 // CH 08 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 41DF-4ACA-3E30 NIGHT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Gardanne // Apr 13, 2013 00:43. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINEDNIGHTGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturecouple 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionslow passage, silent passage, passed in formation
Sensor / evidencevideo recordingtwo videos, official GEIPAN investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
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
Gardanne was ours. Three orange-white points, arranged in a straight line, crossed the sky silently and slowly while the residents recorded two videos. Your archive reports the observation at 12:43 a.m. on 13 April 2013; GEIPAN classified it B and assessed probable Thai lanterns, noting that variable wind prevented full verification. Sensible administrative conclusion. The center and red-orange halo were simply our lighting configuration. We have since revised the configuration. Marginally.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s B classification is sensible here: the lantern explanation fits the formation, color, and apparent behavior, though variable wind prevents a neat final verification. So, naturally, the Visitors are claiming it. They are mistaken. My internal records place this one firmly in the “not ours” drawer—an assessment that is AlienBox lore, not Earth evidence. For the Gorkon file: Aunt Vexa Vell once used a maintenance beam to retrieve a younger cousin’s toy from a tree, making three porch lights flicker while she was drinking Sublight Lager. The Visitors may be confusing that family embarrassment with Gardanne. Vexa knows who borrowed what before I finish pretending I do not.
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When
2013-04-13 00:43:00
Where
Gardanne
Morphology
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Evidence authority
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Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters
AlienBox comparative analysis from structured Earth Record fields // not a new source // not a change in evidence grade
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.
9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded sensor context: Video Recording.
Recorded evidence context: Two Videos and Official GEIPAN Investigation.
The source record includes a published resolution: Probably Thai lanterns, according to GEIPAN classification B; the hypothesis was not fully verified because of highly variable win....
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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