Earth File #1647 // SOURCED record

Triembach-au-Val sky flash and fragment-shedding ball

On January 7, 2013, at 4:13 a.m., a witness observed a three-second flash in the sky followed by a ball from which several fragments detached. GEIPAN classified the case as B, a probable fireball caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1647 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
93EA-03F1-3BD4
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
Triembach-au-Val (67) // Jan 7, 2013 04:13. 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 picturemotorist, single witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionflash lasted three seconds, several fragments detached from the ball
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, 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)6 structured claim(s) location precision: locality flash lasted three secondsseveral fragments detached from the ball
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMAn 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
We were present only as observers. We did not produce the three-second flash, the ball, or the several fragments described by a motorist at Triembach-au-Val on January 7, 2013. GEIPAN classified the sourced case as B, a probable fireball caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere. We do not dispute that assessment. The phenomenon was brief, properly filed, and therefore subjected to the usual human ritual of assigning it a category.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED Earth Record, and a refreshingly tidy one: GEIPAN classified this as a probable fireball caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere. One witness, no sensors, no second testimony—hardly a crowded tribunal, but the explanation fits the reported flash and fragment-shedding appearance without requiring a spacecraft, ancient prophecy, or additional paperwork. Off the Earth Record: the Visitors were observers here, not the cause. That distinction matters. Observation is not authorship, and an unidentified-looking moment does not become identified merely because someone has parked a Visitor beside it. I have corrected this filing error at Gorkon Outpost often enough to qualify for a commemorative mug.
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When
2013-01-07 04:13:00
Where
Triembach-au-Val (67)
Morphology
SPHERE
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.
  • 6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official GEIPAN Investigation, and Official Classification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probable fireball caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere.

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 typesmotorist, single witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official GEIPAN investigation, official classification
The observation occurred on January 7, 2013, at 4:13 a.m., and involved a flash in the sky lasting three seconds followed by a ball from which several fragments detached.
Claim #17143 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On January 7, 2013, at 4:13 a.m., a motorist observed a flash in the sky for 3 seconds, followed by a ball from which several fragments detached.”
Source: TRIEMBACH-AU-VAL (67) 07.01.2013 // [[T0001]]
No other testimony was collected for the case.
Claim #17144 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected.”
Source: TRIEMBACH-AU-VAL (67) 07.01.2013 // [[T0001]]
GEIPAN states that the witness's description corresponds exactly to the appearance of a fireball caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere.
Claim #17145 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness's description corresponds exactly to the appearance of a fireball (entry of a meteoroid into the atmosphere).”
Source: TRIEMBACH-AU-VAL (67) 07.01.2013 // [[T0001]]
January 7 corresponds to the end of the Quadrantid meteor shower.
Claim #17146 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“January 7 corresponds to the end of the Quadrantid meteor shower.”
Source: TRIEMBACH-AU-VAL (67) 07.01.2013 // [[T0001]]
GEIPAN classifies the case as B: a probable observation of a fireball caused by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere.
Claim #17147 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as "B": probable observation of a fireball (entry of a meteoroid into the atmosphere).”
Source: TRIEMBACH-AU-VAL (67) 07.01.2013 // [[T0002]]
The case's phenomenon type is listed as Fireball.
Claim #17148 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Fireball”
Source: TRIEMBACH-AU-VAL (67) 07.01.2013 // [[T0001]]
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