On 23 August 2012, a witness observed a slowly moving yellow light in the sky over Lyon and reported no particular noise. GEIPAN found that the observation direction and timing matched an International Space Station passage and classified the case A.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1690 // CH 13 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT CB14-BE0A-DE59 CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // QUICK TAKE // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Lyon, Rhône-Alpes region, Rhône department // Aug 23, 2012. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDCLOCK // NOT PRECISEGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionslowly moving, no particular noise reported
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, official scientific investigation
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
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 GEIPAN archive reports that, on 23 August 2012 in Lyon, a witness saw a slowly moving yellow light and heard no particular noise. The archive states that the direction and timing matched an International Space Station passage, and classifies the case A. We cannot identify the reported phenomenon either. This is unusual, though not unprecedented; Gorkon Outpost has filed several similar uncertainties under “awaiting useful paperwork.”
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A slowly moving yellow light over Lyon was matched to an International Space Station passage, and GEIPAN classified the case A. This is the rare file where the label on the box appears to contain the contents. No exotic conclusion is needed; the timing and direction do the administrative work quite efficiently. Off the Earth Record, even our side does not recognize this one—which is reassuring, frankly. At Gorkon Outpost, unidentified traffic usually produces three committees and a missing form. Here, the explanation arrived before the paperwork could become interesting.
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When
August 23, 2012
Where
Lyon, Rhône-Alpes region, Rhône department
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
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.
4 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
The source record includes a published resolution: International Space Station passage.
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?
Fred Says Go Here Next
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
“This direction corresponded exactly to a passage of the International Space Station, ISS, above the southwestern horizon, at the same time (see Calsky record, magnitude -1.6).”
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