Earth File #2078 // SOURCED record

Ermont (Val-d'Oise), 11 January 2009 — reported orange object photographed

The GEIPAN case record describes an orange-colored luminous object appearing in a photograph. According to the witness, the photograph was taken with a mobile phone from a balcony at 20:55 on 11 January 2009; the Moon and street lighting were also visible. GEIPAN classified the case as C and listed the phenomenon type as lack of reliable information. No other information about the observation was collected.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2078 // CH 05
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
4145-C7E8-58A1
EVENING
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Motion not statedLIGHT
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Ermont, Val-d'Oise // Jan 11, 2009 20:55. 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 picturewitness report 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceMotion not statedNo behavior field was stated in the structured record.
Sensor / evidencemobile phone cameraphotograph
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
FRED // FAMILY MATTERI can draw the reported shape. I cannot promote my drawing into evidence. Several Earth television programs have tested this boundary for me.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The GEIPAN record reports an orange-colored luminous object in a photograph taken from Ermont on 11 January 2009, with the Moon and street lighting also visible. Correct: that was ours. A low-visibility survey marker, briefly deployed and inadequately calibrated for your atmosphere. The archive classifies the case as C and lists “lack of reliable information.” Fair assessment. Our paperwork was worse, although it did at least avoid creating a committee.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced GEIPAN/CNES record preserves a photograph of an orange luminous object, but classifies the case C: lack of reliable information. With no other observation data collected, the photograph can establish only that something orange appears in it—not what, how, or why. The Visitors are claiming this one. I am correcting them: our internal AlienBox records indicate it was not ours. That is an AlienBox editorial position, not Earth evidence. Frankly, the Visitors have claimed stranger things with less paperwork, but even Gorkon accounting requires an object before it permits a species assignment. The label remains “unidentified,” which is less glamorous and considerably more honest.
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When
2009-01-11 20:55:00
Where
Ermont, Val-d'Oise
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: Mobile Phone Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photograph.
  • 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

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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 report
Sensor typesmobile phone camera
Evidence typesphotograph
The case observation date is 2009-01-11.
Claim #21172 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date 11/01/2009”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is associated with the Val-d'Oise department.
Claim #21173 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Department Val-d'Oise”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as C.
Claim #21174 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The phenomenon type is listed as lack of reliable information.
Claim #21175 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes an orange-colored luminous object in a photograph.
Claim #21176 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Orange-colored luminous object in a photograph.”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Summary
According to the witness, a photograph was taken with a mobile phone from a balcony at 8:55 p.m. on January 11, 2009.
Claim #21177 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“According to the witness, the Moon is visible in the upper part, as well as street lighting in the lower-left part of the photograph.”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
According to the witness, the Moon was visible in the upper part of the photograph and street lighting was visible in the lower-left part.
Claim #21178 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“According to the witness, the Moon is visible in the upper part, as well as street lighting in the lower-left part of the photograph.”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
An unidentified orange-colored object appears on the right side of the photograph.
Claim #21179 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“However, an unidentified orange-colored object appears on the right.”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
No other information about the observation was collected.
Claim #21180 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“No other information about the observation was collected.”
Source: ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 // [[T0001]] Description
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ERMONT (95) 11.01.2009 FR // English display translation
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