Earth File #2032 // SOURCED record

Montaigu observation on 22 May 2009

Two witnesses observed a white luminous phenomenon moving west to east at a regular speed around 11:30 p.m. One witness reported a brief zigzag before it faded. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed that the observation was most likely the International Space Station entering Earth's shadow; the reported zigzag may have resulted from an autokinetic effect.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2032 // CH 16
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
A96A-73EF-A1E9
NIGHT
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported direction changesLIGHT
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Montaigu, Vendée, Pays de la Loire // May 22, 2009 23:30. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturetwo witnesses 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported direction changesmoved west to east, moved at a regular speed, briefly appeared to zigzag
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedwitness observation, 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)6 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved west to eastmoved at a regular speedbriefly appeared to zigzag
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
Not ours. We did not operate the white luminous phenomenon reported over Montaigu on 22 May 2009. Your record states that two witnesses saw it move west to east at a regular speed, while one witness reported a brief zigzag before it faded. GEIPAN classified the case A and assessed that the witnesses most likely observed the International Space Station entering Earth’s shadow; it also assessed that the zigzag may have been an autokinetic effect. We were elsewhere, filing less interesting paperwork.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A cleanly resolved record: GEIPAN classified this as A, most likely the International Space Station entering Earth’s shadow, with the brief zigzag plausibly attributable to an autokinetic effect. The useful lesson is not that witnesses are unreliable; it is that human vision, deprived of reference points, can briefly promote a straight light into a bureaucratic mystery. Excellent work by the eyeballs, as usual. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case—it merely prevents my relatives from receiving credit for ordinary orbital traffic. For once, the label on the box matches the contents.
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When
2009-05-22 23:30:00
Where
Montaigu, Vendée, Pays de la Loire
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 structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses 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.
  • 6 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Observation and Official Scientific Investigation.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: International Space Station entering Earth's shadow; the reported zigzag may have been an autokinetic effect..

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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 typestwo witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typeswitness observation, official scientific investigation
The observation occurred on 22 May 2009 at around 11:30 p.m. and involved two witnesses observing a white luminous phenomenon moving from west to east at a regular speed.
Claim #20710 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On Friday, May 22, 2009, at around 11:30 p.m., two witnesses were intrigued by the west-to-east passage of a white luminous phenomenon moving at a regular speed.”
Source: MONTAIGU (85) 22.05.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
One witness reported observing a zigzag made by the phenomenon before it quickly faded.
Claim #20711 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“One of the witnesses observed a zigzag made by the phenomenon before it quickly faded.”
Source: MONTAIGU (85) 22.05.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
GEIPAN assessed that the witnesses most likely observed the International Space Station as it entered Earth's shadow.
Claim #20712 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“In all likelihood, the witnesses observed the passage of the International Space Station (ISS) at the moment when it entered the Earth's shadow.”
Source: MONTAIGU (85) 22.05.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The brief zigzag perceived by one witness may have resulted from an autokinetic phenomenon involving the observer's visual reference points and natural eye movements.
Claim #20713 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“The brief zigzag perceived by one of the witnesses during the observation may be due to an autokinetic phenomenon: focused on the luminous point crossing the sky, the brain temporarily lost its reference points and interpreted the natural movements of the eyeballs as movement of the luminous point itself.”
Source: MONTAIGU (85) 22.05.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
The case is classified A as an observation of a passage of the International Space Station.
Claim #20714 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case is classified A, observation of a passage of the International Space Station.”
Source: MONTAIGU (85) 22.05.2009 // [[T0002]] Case summary continuation
The case record lists the phenomenon type as ISS and the observation region as Pays de la Loire and department as Vendée.
Claim #20715 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Pays de la Loire Department Vendée Classification A Update date 23/06/2021 Type of phenomenon ISS”
Source: MONTAIGU (85) 22.05.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
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