Earth File #2266 // SOURCED record

Rilhac-Rancon nighttime observation identified as a gas balloon

On September 15, 2024, witness T1 and his wife observed a black circular shape above their position near Rilhac-Rancon, moving southwest, briefly stationary, and emitting a flashing white light. GEIPAN radar data matched the observation to a Roland JBG-1050 gas balloon participating in the Gordon Bennett Cup, and classified the case A.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2266 // CH 12
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
7027-8BC8-C9B6
NIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported hover / stationary phaseDISK
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINED // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Rilhac-Rancon, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, France // Sep 15, 2024 22:45. 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 pictureT1, T1's wife 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported hover / stationary phasemoved southwest, remained stationary for several minutes, emitted a flashing white light for a few seconds
Sensor / evidenceradarwitness report, Technical Questionnaire
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)11 structured claim(s) location precision: locality moved southwestremained stationary for several minutesemitted a flashing white light for a few seconds
FRED // RECEIPT RETAINEDAn 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
The reported phenomenon was ours. The black circular presentation, southwest drift, brief stillness, and flashing white light were deliberate field signals, executed with the usual economy of spectacle. Your GEIPAN record identifies the event as a Roland JBG-1050 gas balloon in the Gordon Bennett Cup and classifies the case A; that is the human assessment, supported by radar analysis. We have no objection. The paperwork is impressively complete for an operation involving us.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
The Earth Record is admirably unromantic: radar, timing, trajectory, and the witness description aligned with an inhabited Roland JBG-1050 gas balloon. Case A. Label applied; contents accounted for. Off the Earth Record, yes, that was ours. You finally noticed us, though apparently only after checking the radar instead of leaping directly to cosmic significance. I would call that progress. The human evidence establishes a balloon and a sound explanation—not extraterrestrial involvement, which remains my department’s separate and considerably less publishable admission.
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When
2024-09-15 22:45:00
Where
Rilhac-Rancon, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, France
Morphology
DISK
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 record names 1 sensor type 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.
  • 11 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • Recorded sensor context: Radar.
  • Recorded evidence context: Witness Report, Technical Questionnaire, and Radar Traces.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Roland JBG-1050 gas balloon participating in the Gordon Bennett Cup.

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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Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesT1, T1's wife
Sensor typesradar
Evidence typeswitness report, Technical Questionnaire, radar traces
The observation occurred on September 15, 2024, in the Limousin region and Haute-Vienne department, and the case was classified A.
Claim #23133 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 15/09/2024 Region Limousin Department Haute-Vienne Classification A”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0001]] Case details
At approximately 10:45 p.m., witness T1 and his wife observed a black circular shape vertically above their position, moving southwest; it remained stationary for several minutes and emitted a flashing white light for a few seconds.
Claim #23134 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On September 15, 2024, at around 10:45 p.m., witness T1, together with his wife, observed from the terrace of their house a black circular shape vertically above their position and moving toward the southwest.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0001]] Description
The estimated duration of the observation was approximately five minutes.
Claim #23135 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“estimated at approximately 5 minutes.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Description
Only witness T1 submitted a completed Technical Questionnaire to GEIPAN, on September 16, 2024.
Claim #23136 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Only witness T1 submitted a completed Technical Questionnaire (TQ) to GEIPAN, on September 16, 2024.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Description
On October 4, 2024, GEIPAN requested information from CAPCODA, and the radar traces were transmitted on October 11, 2024.
Claim #23137 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On October 4, 2024, GEIPAN made a request to the Air Center for Planning and Conduct of Air Defense Operations (CAPCODA) of the Air and Space Force. The radar traces were transmitted to us on October 11, 2024.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Description
The radar traces showed a gas balloon flying over the witness between 10:43 p.m. and 10:49 p.m. local time, on a northeast-to-southwest trajectory at an altitude of 4,100 feet (1,200 m).
Claim #23138 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“They show the presence of a gas balloon flying over the witness between 10:43 p.m. and 10:49 p.m. local time (between 8:43 p.m. and 8:49 p.m. UTC), on a straight-line trajectory from northeast to southwest, at an altitude of 4,100 feet (1,200 m) (see Annex 1).”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Radar analysis
The balloon was identified as a Roland JBG-1050 type.
Claim #23139 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The balloon was a Roland JBG-1050 type (see Annex 2).”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Radar analysis
The balloon was participating in the Gordon Bennett Cup gas-balloon race, which flew over France from northeast to southwest and over Haute-Vienne on September 15, 2024.
Claim #23140 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“It was part of a gas-balloon race, the “Gordon Bennett Cup,” which flew over France from northeast to southwest and specifically over Haute-Vienne on Monday, September 15, 2024”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Radar analysis
GEIPAN assessed the case's consistency as good, based on a single witness and a detailed description of the UAP and its trajectory, without photo or video evidence.
Claim #23141 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The consistency* of the case is good, with an observation by a single witness, but a detailed description of the UAP and its trajectory, without a photo or video.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Case assessment
GEIPAN stated that the shape, trajectory, and timing of the observation corresponded perfectly to the gas balloon flying over the witness's house.
Claim #23142 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The description of the observation—in terms of both the shape, trajectory, and time of passage—corresponds perfectly to this gas balloon flying over the witness’s house.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Case assessment
The case was classified A as an observation of an inhabited gas balloon.
Claim #23143 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The case is classified “A”: observation of an inhabited gas balloon.”
Source: RILHAC-RANCON (87) 15.09.2024 // [[T0002]] Case assessment
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