Earth File #1631 // SOURCED record

Reported bright red light above Fort de l'Infernet

GEIPAN records that a witness reported a bright red light moving slowly above Fort de l'Infernet at 12:30 a.m. on March 10, 2013. The witness reported that it disappeared while moving east, where a very bright star was seen; the case assessment probably identified that star as Vega and classified the observation as a probable Thai lantern. No other testimony was collected.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1631 // CH 17
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
BC6F-A986-EE1B
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Fort de l'Infernet, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur // Mar 10, 2013 00:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoving slowly, moving east, disappeared
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official 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)7 structured claim(s) location precision: area moving slowlymoving eastdisappeared
FRED // QUICK TAKEAn 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
Your archive records a witness seeing a bright red light moving slowly above Fort de l’Infernet at 12:30 a.m. on March 10, 2013, then disappearing eastward. GEIPAN classified the case as a probable Thai lantern and assessed that the bright star seen there was probably Vega. We deny operating or causing the reported phenomenon. It was not ours. Please adjust the filing; the universe contains enough unexplained paperwork already.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s sourced record classifies this as a probable Thai lantern, with the bright eastern star probably identified as Vega. One witness, no other testimony, and no sensors make this a modest file—but a reasonably explained one. “Disappeared” describes what the witness saw; it does not promote a drifting light into a spacecraft by administrative miracle. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case. It merely keeps me from filing a lantern under “Interstellar Family Incident,” a form already long enough to require its own moon.
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When
2013-03-10 00:30:00
Where
Fort de l'Infernet, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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 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.
  • 7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official Investigation, and Astronomical Verification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable observation of a Thai lantern; the bright star seen toward the east was probably Vega..

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 typessingle witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official investigation, astronomical verification
The case concerns an observation dated 2013-03-10 in the Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region and Hautes-Alpes department.
Claim #17014 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 10/03/2013 Region Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Department Hautes-Alpes”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified B and its phenomenon type is listed as Thai lantern.
Claim #17015 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B Update date 23/06/2021 Type of phenomenon Thai lantern”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Case details
A witness reported a bright red light moving slowly above Fort de l'Infernet at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2013, without particular noise.
Claim #17016 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 12:30 a.m., a witness was intrigued by the presence above Fort de l'Infernet of a bright red light moving slowly, without any particular noise being heard.”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness reported that the phenomenon disappeared while moving east, where a very bright star was seen; no other testimony was collected.
Claim #17017 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The phenomenon disappeared as it moved away toward the East, where the witness spotted a very bright star. No other testimony was collected about this phenomenon.”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The case assessment says astronomical verification probably identified the star seen toward the east as Vega.
Claim #17018 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“Astronomical verification shows that it was probably the star Vega that the witness, looking toward the East, saw rising in the northeast.”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The case assessment says the phenomenon's detailed description corresponds exactly to the appearance of a Thai lantern.
Claim #17019 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The description of the phenomenon, very detailed and precise, corresponds exactly to the appearance of a Thai lantern.”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified B as a probable observation of a Thai lantern.
Claim #17020 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified "B": probable observation of a Thai lantern.”
Source: BRIANCON (05) 10.03.2013 // [[T0001]] Description
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