Earth File #2007 // SOURCED record

Reported bright light observation over Messigny-et-Vantoux, 19 July 2009 — identified as the ISS

The GEIPAN case record states that a witness observed a very bright white light moving slowly from northwest to southeast between 11:00 p.m. and 11:15 p.m., without sound, smoke, or a ground trace. The phenomenon was identified as the International Space Station, particularly bright at magnitude -3.3, and the case was classified as A.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2007 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
467C-25E9-6E3E
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Messigny-et-Vantoux // Jul 19, 2009. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved from northwest to southeast, slow movement
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness report, official scientific 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)9 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved from northwest to southeastslow movement
FRED // FAMILY MATTERAn 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.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We did not operate the light reported over Messigny-et-Vantoux. The GEIPAN/CNES record describes a witness seeing a very bright white light move northwest to southeast on 19 July 2009, and identifies it as the International Space Station, unusually bright at magnitude -3.3. The case is classified A. Our involvement was limited to reading the file, which is generally the safest form of involvement.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record identifies this bright, slow-moving light as the International Space Station and classifies the case A. Sensible. A bright object crossing the sky without sound or ground trace is not automatically a diplomatic incident; sometimes orbital hardware is simply doing orbital hardware things. Within AlienBox lore, this one was not ours—which does not solve the human case, but does at least prevent an unnecessary interdepartmental argument. The label on this box matches the contents. I wish more files offered such basic administrative courtesy.
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When
July 19, 2009
Where
Messigny-et-Vantoux
Morphology
LIGHT
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
Console archetype // Published-resolution comparison

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.
  • 9 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Passage of the International Space Station (ISS), particularly bright at magnitude -3.3.

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?

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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 typeswitness
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness report, official scientific investigation
The case observation date was 19 July 2009.
Claim #20496 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 19/07/2009”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as A.
Claim #20497 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification A”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary identifies the phenomenon as the passage of the ISS.
Claim #20498 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of the passage of the ISS.”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Summary
The source states that, between 11:00 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. on July 19, 2009, a witness observed a very bright white light moving from northwest to southeast in the sky.
Claim #20499 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On July 19, 2009, between 11:00 p.m. and 11:15 p.m., a witness observed the northwest-to-southeast passage of a very bright white light in the sky.”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that no sound was heard during the phenomenon's slow movement.
Claim #20500 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“No sound was heard during the phenomenon's slow movement.”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The source states that the witness observed no smoke or trace on the ground.
Claim #20501 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The witness observed no smoke or trace on the ground.”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The source identifies the observed object as the International Space Station, which was particularly bright at magnitude -3.3.
Claim #20502 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This person witnessed the passage of the International Space Station (ISS), which was particularly bright (magnitude -3.3).”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The case page lists Burgundy as the region and Côte-d'Or as the department.
Claim #20503 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Burgundy Department Côte-d'Or”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case page lists the phenomenon type as ISS.
Claim #20505 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type ISS”
Source: MESSIGNY-ET-VANTOUX (21) 19.07.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
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