Earth File #1969 // SOURCED record

Chahaignes — dark elongated object observed by two gendarmes

On 13 September 2009, two gendarmes on patrol reportedly observed an immobile dark, elongated object above Chahaignes town hall. It had wing-like structures and two asynchronously flashing red lights, produced a slight humming sound, then moved slowly at very low altitude above fields, appearing to follow the terrain. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed it as a probable small airship, possibly remote-controlled and probably electrically propelled.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 1969 // CH 09
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
7CC8-9BBA-FD45
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
above the town hall of Chahaignes; later above fields near Chahaignes // Sep 13, 2009. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
PARTIALLY EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturetwo gendarmes on patrol 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motioninitially immobile, slow movement, very low-altitude flight
Sensor / evidencevisual, auditoryofficial scientific investigation, direct witness observation
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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality initially immobileslow movementvery low-altitude flight
FRED // CLASSIFICATION DISPUTEPart 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
That was ours. Your GEIPAN/CNES record reports that two gendarmes observed an immobile dark, elongated object above Chahaignes town hall on 13 September 2009, later moving slowly over fields with asynchronously flashing red lights and a slight hum. GEIPAN classified the case B and assessed a probable small, possibly remote-controlled, probably electric airship. Correct, though “airship” is an economical human filing term. We had filed it under local terrain-following reconnaissance. The paperwork survived better than the mission.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A SOURCED Earth Record, classified B, with two gendarmes, a detailed report, and GEIPAN’s restrained assessment of a probable small airship—possibly remote-controlled and probably electric. In other words, the label on the box is already doing respectable work. The object remains unidentified in the ordinary human sense, but nothing here requires a promotion to extraterrestrial. Off the Earth Record, the Visitors are taking responsibility. Yes, yes—you finally noticed us. I would have preferred they submit the flight paperwork before making two officers document the vehicle’s lighting habits, but apparently interstellar transport regulations remain a family discussion.
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When
September 13, 2009
Where
above the town hall of Chahaignes; later above fields near Chahaignes
Morphology
OTHER
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 and 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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Visual and Auditory.
  • Recorded evidence context: Official Scientific Investigation, Direct Witness Observation, and Detailed Witness Report.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN assessed it as a probable small airship, possibly remote-controlled and probably electrically propelled; case classified 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?

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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 typestwo gendarmes on patrol
Sensor typesvisual, auditory
Evidence typesofficial scientific investigation, direct witness observation, detailed witness report
The observation date was 13 September 2009.
Claim #20164 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 13/09/2009”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0001]] case details
The case was classified as B.
Claim #20165 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification B”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0001]] case details
The case involved observations of a dark mass with two flashing lights, a slight humming sound, and slow movement; GEIPAN summarized it as a probable observation of a small airship, possibly remote-controlled and probably electrically propelled.
Claim #20166 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observations of a dark mass with two flashing lights; a slight humming sound and slow movement of the object: probable observation of a small airship, possibly remote-controlled, probably electrically propelled.”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0001]] Summary
Between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on 13 September 2009, two gendarmes on patrol observed an immobile dark mass above the town hall of Chahaignes.
Claim #20167 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“On 13 September 2009 between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., two gendarmes on patrol observed an immobile, dark mass stationary above the town hall of Chahaignes.”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The object was described as elongated, with two sorts of wings and two red lights flashing asynchronously, and it later moved slowly.
Claim #20168 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“Elongated in shape, with two sorts of wings and two red lights flashing asynchronously, the object then moved slowly.”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
A slight humming sound was heard coming from the object, and the patrol later observed it at very low altitude above fields, appearing to follow the terrain.
Claim #20169 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“A slight humming sound was heard coming from the object.”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN stated that the observation had very good consistency because it involved two high-quality witnesses with a detailed report, while the strangeness was average because the object had characteristics of a small civilian airship.
Claim #20170 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“This observation has very good consistency, owing to two high-quality witnesses with a very detailed report at the gendarmerie.”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classified the case as B, describing it as a probable observation of a small airship that was possibly remote-controlled and probably electrically propelled.
Claim #20171 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “B”: probable observation of a small airship, possibly remote-controlled, probably electrically propelled.”
Source: CHAHAIGNES (72) 13.09.2009 // [[T0002]] Description
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