Earth File #2219 // SOURCED record

Reported circular dark spot near Cape Spartel

A couple and their daughter reportedly observed a circular black spot very high in the sky near Cape Spartel, Morocco, on 5 September 1954. One witness reportedly followed it for about 10 minutes as it moved southward; the phenomenon reportedly made abrupt stops, had no glow, smoke, sparks, or sound, and disappeared westward toward the sea and horizon. GEIPAN classified the case as C because of insufficient information. An aircraft from Rabat-Salé air base was proposed as a possible but unconfirmed explanation.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2219 // CH 12
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionDISK
FRED // FAMILY MATTER // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
near Cape Spartel, Morocco // Sep 5, 1954. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturecouple and their daughter 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionmoved southward, followed for approximately 10 minutes, made abrupt stops
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedtestimony, map
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)10 structured claim(s) location precision: area moved southwardfollowed for approximately 10 minutesmade abrupt stops
FRED // FAMILY MATTERShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Yes. The dark circular phenomenon near Cape Spartel on 5 September 1954 was ours. Your archive reports that a couple and their daughter observed it, and that one witness followed its southward movement for about ten minutes, including several abrupt stops. The record also notes no glow, smoke, sparks, or sound, before the object disappeared westward toward the sea. The aircraft hypothesis was possible but unconfirmed; GEIPAN classified the case C. A reasonable filing outcome. בע
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced GEIPAN/CNES record preserves the report of a dark, disk-like object near Cape Spartel, but classifies the case C for lack of reliable information. The aircraft hypothesis is plausible, not settled; missing angular-size data and the reported disappearance over the sea leave the file properly unresolved. That is the correct label, however unsatisfying it feels to departments that prefer their mysteries pre-solved. Off the Earth Record: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors have taken responsibility. I would like it noted that “unidentified” was an accurate filing term, and not an invitation to decorate the folder.
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When
September 5, 1954
Where
near Cape Spartel, Morocco
Morphology
DISK
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 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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded evidence context: Testimony, Map, and Diagram.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: A possible aircraft from Rabat-Salé air base was considered, but the hypothesis was not fully consolidated; GEIPAN classified the....

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 typescouple and their daughter
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typestestimony, map, diagram
The case observation date was 5 September 1954.
Claim #22599 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 05/09/1954”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0001]] Case details
A couple and their daughter near Cape Spartel, Morocco, reportedly observed a circular black spot very high in the sky, approximately the size of an aircraft.
Claim #22600 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On Sunday, 5 September 1954, at 5:15 p.m., a couple and their daughter, located near the P.T.T. radio post close to Cape Spartel (Morocco), observed a circular black spot very high in the sky, approximately the size of an aircraft.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0001]] Description
One witness reportedly followed the dark phenomenon for 10 minutes as it moved southward.
Claim #22601 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“One of the witnesses reported that for 10 minutes he was able to follow the movements of this dark phenomenon southward.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported phenomenon had no observed glow, smoke, sparks, or sound, and its movements included abrupt stops.
Claim #22602 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“No glow, smoke, or sparks were noticed. No sound was heard. The movements were punctuated by abrupt stops.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0001]] Description
The phenomenon reportedly disappeared westward, diving toward the sea until it disappeared on the horizon.
Claim #22603 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“the west, diving toward the sea until it disappeared on the horizon.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0002]] Description
The case record states that a single testimony was collected, with a map and diagram.
Claim #22604 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“A single testimony was collected, with a map and diagram.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0002]] Description
The source considers an aircraft from the Rabat-Salé air base, whose home base was associated with the 8th fighter squadron flying Vampire aircraft, to be a possible hypothesis.
Claim #22605 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The hypothesis of an aircraft from the Rabat-Salé air base (home base of the 8th fighter squadron flying Vampire aircraft) performing aerial acrobatics is possible.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0002]] Description
The aircraft hypothesis could not be fully consolidated because of missing information about the object's angular size and its reported disappearance above the sea toward the horizon.
Claim #22606 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“However, the lack of information concerning the angular size of the object, as well as its disappearance above the sea toward the horizon, does not allow this hypothesis to be fully consolidated.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classified the case as C because of the lack of information.
Claim #22607 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as C due to the lack of information.”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0002]] Classification explanation
The source lists the type of phenomenon as lack of reliable information.
Claim #22608 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: TANGER (MA.01) 05.09.1954 // [[T0001]] Case details
FRED // PUBLIC DESK CHANNEL

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