Earth File #1703 // SOURCED record

Reported silent triangular-light observation in Bois-Guillaume

The GEIPAN case record reports that, around 00:25 on 12 August 2012, a witness observed a dark, silent, low-altitude object moving westward over a roof beneath Cassiopeia. The witness described white luminous circles forming the points of a triangle. GEIPAN classified the case as B and identified Thai lanterns as the probable explanation, citing the movement direction, timing, and appearance as consistent with lanterns.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1703 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
1A46-B15E-28C3
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionTRIANGLE
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
TRIANGLE
Bois-Guillaume, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy // Aug 12, 2012 00:25. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureSingle witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionSilent movement, Low-altitude passage, Moved westward
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedWitness testimony, Official GEIPAN case record
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)11 structured claim(s) location precision: locality Silent movementLow-altitude passageMoved westward
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
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Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your GEIPAN record describes a single testimony from Bois-Guillaume on 12 August 2012: a silent, dark object with three white luminous points, moving westward at low altitude over a roof. GEIPAN classified the case B, identifying Thai lanterns as the probable explanation. We cannot identify the reported phenomenon either. The triangular arrangement is not in our catalog, which is inconveniently extensive and maintained with more paperwork than dignity.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s Class B assessment—probable Thai lanterns—fits the reported wind-matched movement and the familiar human habit of connecting separate lights into a triangle. One testimony and no sensor record leave this as a sensible explanation, not a cosmic conviction. The label on the box is doing its job for once. Off the Earth Record, even the Visitors do not recognize this one, so I will not manufacture a cousin, craft, or theory to fill the gap. My old friend Sela Venn once tested a landing assist after her second Quasar Foam and gave everyone nearby a generous definition of “controlled descent.” Similar paperwork, perhaps. Same event? No. Sela would insist parking beacons are written for less experienced pilots, which is precisely why we keep them.
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When
2012-08-12 00:25:00
Where
Bois-Guillaume, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy
Morphology
TRIANGLE
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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Testimony and Official GEIPAN Case Record.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification B: probable Thai lanterns.

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 testimony, Official GEIPAN case record
The case record lists the observation date as 12 August 2012.
Claim #17608 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 12/08/2012”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is located in Upper Normandy, in the Seine-Maritime department.
Claim #17609 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Upper Normandy Department Seine-Maritime”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes a silent, low-altitude passage of a dark object with three luminous circles at each end and identifies Thai lanterns as the probable explanation.
Claim #17610 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation of the silent passage at low altitude of a dark object with three luminous circles at each end: probable observation of Thai lanterns.”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0001]] Summary
The case description states that during the night of August 11 to 12, 2012, at around 12:25 a.m., a witness observed an object moving toward the west beneath Cassiopeia.
Claim #17611 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“During the night of August 11 to 12, 2012, at around 12:25 a.m., a witness looks at the sky and, beneath Cassiopeia, notices an object moving at low altitude toward the west.”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness described the object as dark, with white luminous circles at three ends forming the points of a triangle, and reported that it moved without noise over the roof.
Claim #17612 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“the witness describes it as dark, with light-colored, white luminous circles at three ends forming the points of a triangle. The object moves without noise and passes over the roof”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
The record states that the direction of movement indicated by the witness matched the wind direction that evening.
Claim #17613 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“the direction of movement indicated by the witness is that of the wind that evening (see the Infoclimat website).”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The record states that the weekend timing in August supported the Thai-lantern hypothesis because of possible festive events and lantern releases.
Claim #17614 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“the fact that this occurred on a weekend night (in August!), conducive to festive events (lantern releases), supports this hypothesis.”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The record explains the reported dark centers of the lights as consistent with viewing Thai lanterns from directly below, where the underside of the burner is dark or black.
Claim #17615 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“when viewed from directly below, the light is not solid because the underside of the burner is a dark or black disk”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0002]] Explanation
The record characterizes the triangular appearance as a very probable false perception of shape caused by isolated points of light being mentally connected into a familiar form.
Claim #17616 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This is very probably the classic misidentification (numerous GEIPAN testimonies of triangles and polygons caused by Thai lanterns) known as false perception of shape.”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0002]] Explanation
GEIPAN classifies the case as B: Thai lanterns.
Claim #17617 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies the case as B: Thai lanterns.”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0003]] Classification conclusion
A single testimony was collected for the case.
Claim #17619 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony is collected.”
Source: BOIS-GUILLAUME (76) 12.08.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
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