Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typeswitness report
Sensor typesvideo camera
Evidence typeseyewitness report, video recording, official GEIPAN assessment
The case concerns an observation of a twinkling star identified as an astronomical observation of Venus.
Claim #18024 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a twinkling star: astronomical observation of Venus.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The observation date was April 8, 2012.
Claim #18025 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
08/04/2012”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The case is classified A.
Claim #18026 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case is classified "A": observation of the planet Venus.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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A witness reported observing the sky first around 10:00 p.m. and then around 11:30 p.m. on April 8, 2012, and filmed the last observation.
Claim #18027 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A witness reports observations of the sky made on April 8, 2012, first around 10:00 p.m. and then at around 11:30 p.m. The witness filmed the last observation.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The direction indicated by the witness, the Jura mountains at approximately azimuth 290°, coincided with the position of Venus.
Claim #18028 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The direction indicated by the witness (the Jura mountains), at an azimuth of approximately 290°, coincides precisely with the position of the planet Venus, which the witness nevertheless does not mention.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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Venus was particularly visible at that time and can be interpreted by witnesses as an object flying over Earth when low on the horizon.
Claim #18029 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 94% extraction confidence
“The planet Venus, particularly visible at that time, astonishes many witnesses when it is low on the horizon: it is then interpreted as an object flying over the Earth.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The same celestial body was observed by the witness one hour and thirty minutes earlier in the middle of the sky and was not interpreted as a strange object.
Claim #18030 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 94% extraction confidence
“The same celestial body, observed by the witness 1 hour and 30 minutes earlier, was then in the middle of the sky; it was not interpreted by the witness as a strange object.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The filmed luminous point contains optical and electronic artifacts, including a diamond shape attributed to the camera diaphragm when focus is incorrect.
Claim #18031 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“the diamond shape results from the shape of the camera's diaphragm, which appears when the focus is incorrect”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The colors in the film are attributed more to electronic noise, interference, and optical aberrations than to the filmed object.
Claim #18032 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“the colors are due more to electronic noise and interference and to optical aberrations (even with a very high-quality camera) than to the image of the filmed object.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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The film provides limited information about the observed object.
Claim #18033 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The film therefore does not provide us with much information about the observed object.”
Source: ANNEMASSE (74) 08.04.2012
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