Earth File #1938 // SOURCED record

Reported white luminous phenomenon near Angouleme

GEIPAN records a reported observation by one person on December 11, 2009, at around 8 p.m., of an intriguing white light in a clear sky. The light reportedly moved upward and then remained stationary for about 10 minutes. A photograph was taken but was unusable; there was no corroborating testimony, and GEIPAN states that information and details are lacking.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1938 // CH 11
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
86CD-FD7D-F746
EVENING
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseLIGHT
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
near Angouleme, Charente, Poitou-Charentes // Dec 11, 2009 20:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA EVENING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturesingle person 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phaseupward trajectory, stationary afterward, observed for approximately 10 minutes
Sensor / evidencephotographunusable photograph, no corroborating testimony
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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality upward trajectorystationary afterwardobserved for approximately 10 minutes
FRED // PLEASE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEMShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We were present near Angoulême on 11 December 2009, but only as observers. The reported white light was not ours, and we did not cause its upward movement or subsequent stationary interval. Your record attributes the observation to one person at around 8 p.m.; the photograph was unusable, no corroborating testimony was recorded, and GEIPAN classifies the case C for lack of reliable information. We have no replacement explanation. The paperwork remains admirably inconclusive.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s record is SOURCED, but its conclusion is refreshingly modest: classification C, because the information is not reliable enough to do more than preserve the report. One person reportedly saw a white light rise and remain stationary; the photograph was unusable, and no other testimony joined the queue. This is not a solved mystery. It is a carefully filed uncertainty, which is considerably more useful than a confident guess wearing a lab coat. Off the Earth Record: the Visitors were observers, not the cause. Their presence does not identify the phenomenon, and I will not let anyone promote “unidentified” to “extraterrestrial” merely because the paperwork left room.
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When
2009-12-11 20:00:00
Where
near Angouleme, Charente, Poitou-Charentes
Morphology
LIGHT
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

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 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.
  • 9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Photograph.
  • Recorded evidence context: Unusable Photograph, No Corroborating Testimony, and Insufficient Information.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable information.

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.
UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data → See how other dossiers record sensor context without treating it as automatic corroboration. Resolved UFO & UAP Case Files → Compare published explanations across resolved case files. UFO & UAP Photo and Video Case Files → Compare provenance and limitations across visual-media cases.
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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 typessingle person
Sensor typesphotograph
Evidence typesunusable photograph, no corroborating testimony, insufficient information
The case records an observation date of December 11, 2009.
Claim #19829 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 11/12/2009”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is associated with the Poitou-Charentes region and Charente department.
Claim #19830 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Poitou-Charentes Department Charente”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as C.
Claim #19831 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The recorded phenomenon type is lack of reliable information.
Claim #19832 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source summarizes the report as an observation of a luminous phenomenon in the sky.
Claim #19833 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a luminous phenomenon in the sky.”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Summary
On December 11, 2009, at around 8 p.m., a person reportedly observed an intriguing white light in a clear sky.
Claim #19834 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On December 11, 2009, at around 8 p.m., a person observes an intriguing white light in the clear sky.”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported phenomenon was stationary after an upward trajectory and was observed for 10 minutes.
Claim #19835 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This stationary phenomenon, after an upward trajectory, is observed for 10 minutes by the witness, who takes a photograph.”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The witness took a photograph, but the photograph remained unusable.
Claim #19836 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Unfortunately, the photograph remains unusable.”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony corroborates the observation, and the source states that information and details are lacking.
Claim #19837 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony corroborates this observation, for which we lack information and details.”
Source: ANGOULEME (16) 11.12.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
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