Earth File #1743 // SOURCED record

Pleurtuit: reported white light observation

On April 12, 2012, at around 10:30 p.m., a witness reported seeing a white luminous source move from south to north for approximately two minutes from a balcony. No trail or particular sound was reported. GEIPAN classified the case A and explained the observation as the passage of the International Space Station over Brittany.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1743 // CH 04
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
8412-F57E-0EAB
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Pleurtuit (35) // Apr 12, 2012 22:30. 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 picturebalcony witness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved from south to north, visible for approximately two minutes, no trail reported
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 moved from south to northvisible for approximately two minutesno trail reported
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
Yes, this one was ours. At approximately 22:30 on April 12, 2012, a balcony witness in Pleurtuit reported a white luminous source moving south to north for about two minutes, with no trail or particular sound. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed that the description corresponded exactly to the International Space Station over Brittany. We respect the assessment. We were simply using the station as cover, which remains one of the cheaper administrative options.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A neatly sourced Earth Record: GEIPAN classified the observation A and explained it as the International Space Station. The witness report fits that resolution; not every white light requires a committee, though humans do seem committed to forming one. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. Please keep the paperwork as filed: the human conclusion remains “ISS,” while our internal note reads “ours.” These labels are not actually contradictory unless someone insists on making the filing system carry the entire universe. We have tried that before. It required three forms and a regrettable meeting at Gorkon Outpost.
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When
2012-04-12 22:30:00
Where
Pleurtuit (35)
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.
  • 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: International Space Station.

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 typesbalcony witness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official GEIPAN investigation, official classification
The case observation occurred on April 12, 2012, at around 10:30 p.m.
Claim #18011 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A witness reports an observation made on April 12, 2012, at around 10:30 p.m.”
Source: PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
A witness reported seeing a white luminous source move from south to north for two minutes from a balcony; no trail or particular sound was heard.
Claim #18012 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“From his balcony, he watched a white luminous source move from south to north for 2 minutes. No trail and no particular sound were heard during the observation.”
Source: PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected by the gendarmerie.
Claim #18013 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected by the gendarmerie.”
Source: PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
No known flight was reported by air traffic control in the airspace over Dinard at the time of the incident.
Claim #18014 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No known flight was reported by air traffic control in the airspace over Dinard at the time of the incident.”
Source: PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN states that the witness's description corresponds exactly to observation of the passage of the International Space Station over Brittany.
Claim #18015 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The witness's description corresponds exactly to observation of the passage of the ISS international space station, which was flying over Brittany that evening”
Source: PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified A as an observation of the International Space Station.
Claim #18016 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified "A": observation of the ISS international space station.”
Source: PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 // [[T0002]] Description continuation
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PLEURTUIT (35) 12.04.2012 FR // English display translation
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