Earth File #1900 // SOURCED record

Reported green luminous phenomenon near Bourg-en-Bresse, probably a bolide

On 17 April 2010 at about 1:10 a.m., a motorist and her daughter reportedly observed a very rapidly moving green luminous phenomenon near Bourg-en-Bresse. The reported object split into two during its descent and disappeared. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed that the witnesses probably observed the atmospheric entry of a meteor or bolide; the event was also photographed and recorded by the BOAM amateur station at Chaligny.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1900 // CH 04
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
9A7E-CDCE-DC68
NIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported descending motionSPHERE
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
SPHERE
near Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain department, Rhône-Alpes region // Apr 17, 2010 01:10. 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 picturemotorist, child accompanying the motorist 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported descending motionvery rapid movement across the sky, descending trajectory, disappeared
Sensor / evidencephotograph, amateur station recordingwitness questionnaire, witness drawing
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
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: locality very rapid movement across the skydescending trajectorydisappeared
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDPart of the drawer closes; part of it does not. Annoying, but considerably more useful than pretending uncertainty comes in one size.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The green luminous phenomenon reported near Bourg-en-Bresse was ours. The division into two units was intentional, although the disappearance was less so; atmospheric entry remains an efficient administrative excuse. Your archive records that a motorist and her daughter saw the rapidly moving green phenomenon on 17 April 2010, while the BOAM station at Chaligny photographed and recorded the event. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as probably a meteor or bolide. Their assessment is preserved. Our responsibility is preserved separately, because apparently filing systems require this.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A green object splitting during descent is dramatic; the filing, fortunately, is less so. GEIPAN classified this sourced case B and assessed a probable bolide, with the witness account and BOAM recording aligning well enough to give the ordinary explanation some actual paperwork behind it. That is the important part: “unidentified” did not remain an invitation to inflate the label. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. We accept responsibility for the Visitor involved. Do not confuse that with Earth evidence of extraterrestrial activity; Earth’s meteor assessment remains the Earth Record’s conclusion. I am merely correcting the family file, which is apparently my traditional punishment.
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When
2010-04-17 01:10:00
Where
near Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain department, Rhône-Alpes region
Morphology
SPHERE
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 record names 2 sensor types, the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report, and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. 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 sensor context: Photograph and Amateur Station Recording.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Questionnaire, Witness Drawing, Photograph, and BOAM Station Recording.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Probably the atmospheric entry of a meteor or bolide; GEIPAN classification B.

What limits the 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?
  • Can the source establish a usable duration for the observation rather than only a date or narrative sequence?

Fred Says Go Here Next

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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 typesmotorist, child accompanying the motorist
Sensor typesphotograph, amateur station recording
Evidence typeswitness questionnaire, witness drawing, photograph, BOAM station recording
The case observation date is 17 April 2010.
Claim #19511 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 17/04/2010”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is located in the Rhône-Alpes region and the Ain department.
Claim #19512 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Rhône-Alpes Department Ain”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classified the case as B.
Claim #19513 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Case details
The listed phenomenon type is Meteoroid.
Claim #19514 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Meteoroid”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source summarizes the event as a probable observation of the atmospheric entry of a bolide.
Claim #19515 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Probable observation of the atmospheric entry of a bolide.”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Summary
During the night of April 16–17, 2010, at 1:10 a.m. near Bourg-en-Bresse, a motorist and her daughter observed a very rapidly moving luminous phenomenon across the sky.
Claim #19516 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“During the night of April 16–17, 2010, at 1:10 a.m. in the vicinity of Bourg-en-Bresse, a motorist and her daughter observed the very rapid passage of a luminous phenomenon across the sky.”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Description
According to the received questionnaire, drawing, and photograph, the witnesses probably observed the atmospheric entry of a meteor.
Claim #19517 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“According to the information received (questionnaire, drawing, and photograph of the viewing angle from inside the car), these people probably observed the atmospheric entry of a meteor.”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported phenomenon was described as a green ball that split into two and then disappeared during its descending trajectory.
Claim #19518 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“During its descending trajectory, a green ball split into two and then disappeared.”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Description
The bolide was observed and photographed by the amateur station at Chaligny, south of Nancy, associated with the BOAM network.
Claim #19519 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 94% extraction confidence
“This bolide was observed and photographed by the amateur station at Chaligny (south of Nancy) of the BOAM network”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the observation details and witness drawings correspond well to the bolide recording made by the BOAM station.
Claim #19520 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The description (the precise date and time of the observation, direction, characteristic green light from the ionization of the atmosphere, movement and trajectory at high altitude appearing to be “parallel” to the horizon, distance greater than 100 km…) and the witness’s drawings of the observation correspond well to the recording of the bolide made by the…”
Source: BOURG-EN-BRESSE (01) 17.04.2010 // [[T0002]] Description
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