Earth File #2118 // SOURCED record

Plevenon Fort Lalatte photographic anomaly (reported black spot)

A person photographed Fort Lalatte twice at around 6:00 p.m. on 2008-05-12. A black spot was later visible in one photograph, although nothing had been observed when the photograph was taken. GEIPAN classified the case as C and stated that possible explanations were unverifiable.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2118 // CH 06
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
E394-C2DB-17CA
EVENING
? SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Motion not statedOTHER
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATION // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Fort Lalatte, Plevenon // May 12, 2008 18:00. 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 picturephotographer 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceMotion not statedNo behavior field was stated in the structured record.
Sensor / evidencecameraphotograph
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)8 structured claim(s) location precision: locality
FRED // PAPERWORK OBSERVATIONNo source image, thin visual metadata, and therefore no decorative radar pretending it learned something. You are welcome.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution
Tovin Raal would call this display “plenty of information.” Tovin Raal also can turn a routine observation pass into an incident report without visibly trying. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record reports that a person photographed Fort Lalatte twice around 6:00 p.m. on 12 May 2008. A black spot was later visible in one photograph, although nothing had been observed when the photograph was taken. GEIPAN classified the case C and noted that possible explanations were unverifiable. We did not cause or operate this phenomenon. It is not ours. Please file the assumption under “Visitors,” then move it to “unsupported,” where it can remain with the paperwork.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
Two photographs, one later showing a black spot, and nothing observed at the time. GEIPAN classified the case C—“lack of reliable information”—with possible explanations considered unverifiable. Correctly filed, if not thrilling. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. That does not solve the human case; it merely prevents me from blaming a cousin. A photograph can preserve an anomaly without preserving its cause, which is why the spot remains a spot rather than an extraterrestrial visitor promoted by clerical enthusiasm. Please resist upgrading pixels into propulsion. We have enough paperwork already.
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When
2008-05-12 18:00:00
Where
Fort Lalatte, Plevenon
Morphology
OTHER
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.
  • 8 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Camera.
  • Recorded evidence context: Photograph.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: GEIPAN classification C; possible explanations for the photographic spot were considered unverifiable..

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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Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesphotographer
Sensor typescamera
Evidence typesphotograph
The case concerns a spot in a photograph with no observation at the time the photograph was taken.
Claim #21514 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Spot in a photograph with no observation at the time the photograph was taken.”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Summary
The observation date is 2008-05-12.
Claim #21515 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 12/05/2008”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified as C.
Claim #21516 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Case details
The phenomenon type is listed as "Lack of reliable information."
Claim #21517 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Case details
On May 12, 2008, at around 6:00 p.m., a person photographed Fort Lalatte twice.
Claim #21518 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On May 12, 2008, at around 6:00 p.m., a person photographed Fort Lalatte twice.”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Description
A black spot appeared in one of the two photographs when the photographs were subsequently viewed.
Claim #21519 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“When subsequently viewing the photographs, a black spot appeared in one of the two photos, although nothing had been observed when the photograph was taken.”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Description
Nothing had been observed when the photograph was taken.
Claim #21520 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“although nothing had been observed when the photograph was taken.”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Description
Numerous hypotheses can explain a spot in a photograph without direct observation, and those hypotheses are therefore unverifiable.
Claim #21521 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Numerous hypotheses can explain a spot in a photograph without direct observation and are therefore unverifiable.”
Source: PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 // [[T0001]] Description
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PLEVENON (22) 12.05.2008 FR // English display translation
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