Bright bluish ball observed from Cotignac toward Entrecasteaux
On 2011-04-05 at 05:21, a motorist reported seeing a very bright bluish ball cross the sky rapidly along a straight-line trajectory, change to orange, appear to stop, and disappear. The front-seat passenger reportedly made the same observation. GEIPAN classified the case B as a probable fireball caused by atmospheric reentry of a meteoroid.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1806 // CH 09 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 8F73-B11A-9D14 NIGHT
Reported motionSPHERE
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
From Cotignac (83) to Entrecasteaux (83), Var, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur // Apr 5, 2011 05:21. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDNIGHTGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturemotorist, front-seat passenger 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motioncrossed the sky very quickly, followed a straight-line trajectory, appeared to stop
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official scientific UAP 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)10 structured claim(s)location precision: areacrossed the sky very quicklyfollowed a straight-line trajectoryappeared to stop
FRED // ROUTING NOTEAn 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.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution Mivra Qel would call this display “plenty of information.” Mivra Qel also has never encountered a restricted corridor she considered personally binding. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
That was ours. On 5 April 2011, at 05:21, we crossed the sky from the Cotignac area toward Entrecasteaux, using the bluish-to-orange presentation and the brief apparent stop that your archive reports. The front-seat passenger reportedly made the same observation. GEIPAN classified the case B, assessing it as a probable fireball caused by atmospheric reentry of a meteoroid. Reasonable assessment. Incorrect attribution. The paperwork remains admirably thorough.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
This sourced GEIPAN/CNES record is a good example of an unidentified sight becoming a probable fireball: bright, fast, colorful, briefly seeming to stop, and ultimately classified B as likely meteoroid reentry. The apparent stop is worth recording, not worshipping; with no independent sources, the archive quite properly declined an A classification. A rare victory for the label matching the contents.
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When
2011-04-05 05:21:00
Where
From Cotignac (83) to Entrecasteaux (83), Var, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
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
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.
10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Official Scientific UAP Investigation, and Classification Assessment.
The source record includes a published resolution: Probable fireball caused by atmospheric reentry of a meteoroid.
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.
“On April 5, 2011, at 5:21 a.m., a motorist's attention was drawn to a light arriving in the sky.”
Source: [D50] from COTIGNAC (83) to ENTRECASTEAUX (83) 05.04.2011
// [[T0001]]
A motorist reported a very bright bluish ball crossing the sky very quickly along a straight-line trajectory, changing color to orange and appearing to stop before disappearing.
“He described a very bright bluish ball crossing the sky very quickly along a straight-line trajectory. The phenomenon then changed color, becoming orange, and seemed to come to a stop before disappearing.”
Source: [D50] from COTIGNAC (83) to ENTRECASTEAUX (83) 05.04.2011
// [[T0001]]
The front-seat passenger made the same observation.
“This observation case, with low strangeness and of low to medium consistency, seems to us to have all the characteristics of the atmospheric reentry of a meteoroid.”
Source: [D50] from COTIGNAC (83) to ENTRECASTEAUX (83) 05.04.2011
// [[T0001]]
The source assesses the observation as probably being the atmospheric reentry of a meteoroid.
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