Reported orange luminous phenomenon observed from Valentine toward Martres-de-Rivière
GEIPAN records a motorist's reported observation of an orange-colored luminous phenomenon just above the horizon at approximately 8:40 p.m. The motorist reportedly stopped, photographed it while facing west, and observed it disappear in the shape of a crescent Moon. The case is classified A and identified as the Moon.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 1911 // CH 04 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 8AD7-85DA-7DC2 EVENING
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
from Valentine (31) toward Martres-de-Rivière (31) // Mar 17, 2010 20:40. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDEVENINGGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturemotorist 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionappeared just above the horizon, disappeared, was observed toward the west
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)8 structured claim(s)location precision: areaappeared just above the horizondisappearedwas observed toward the west
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONAn 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 Tovin Raal would call this display “plenty of information.” Tovin Raal also can turn a routine observation pass into an incident report without visibly trying. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Not ours. We did not operate, illuminate, or otherwise arrange this phenomenon. Your GEIPAN archive records a motorist’s reported observation of an orange light above the horizon on 17 March 2010; the motorist reportedly photographed it facing west before it disappeared in a crescent shape. The archive classifies the case A and identifies the phenomenon as the Moon, supported by ephemeris comparison. We accept the filing. The Moon remains outside our administrative jurisdiction.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A refreshingly tidy record: GEIPAN classifies the case A and identifies the orange crescent as the Moon, with the reported timing matching its ephemeris. This is what happens when the label on the box is checked against the contents before anyone builds a civilization around it. The photographs and witness account remain part of the record, but the explanation is admirably ordinary. For the AlienBox file: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; it merely prevents my relatives from receiving undeserved credit. Progress, in its smallest and most lunar form.
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When
2010-03-17 20:40:00
Where
from Valentine (31) toward Martres-de-Rivière (31)
Morphology
OTHER
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 record names 1 sensor type, 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.
8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded sensor context: Photographs.
Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Photographs, and Ephemeris Comparison.
The source record includes a published resolution: Moon.
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
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
“He stopped and took photographs facing west just before the phenomenon, then in the shape of a crescent Moon, disappeared.”
Source: [D8] from VALENTINE (31) to MARTRES-DE-RIVIERE (31) 17.03.2010
// [[T0001]] Description
The source states that ephemerides for March 17, 2010, and March 16 show that the last phase of the new moon was just above the horizon at 18:40 UTC, corresponding to 8:40 p.m. local time, and was visible as a faint orange crescent illuminated by the Sun.
“The ephemerides for March 17, 2010 (and March 16) show that at 18:40 UTC, that is, 8:40 p.m. local time, the last phase of the new moon was just above the horizon, still illuminated by the Sun and visible in the form of a faint orange crescent”
Source: [D8] from VALENTINE (31) to MARTRES-DE-RIVIERE (31) 17.03.2010
// [[T0001]] Description
The case summary identifies the observation as the Moon.
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